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No. 69 | November 2025

Towards Sustainability as Justice? A Global Context of the Emerging Critical Mineral Value Chains

by Manu V. Mathai

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No. 68 | October 2025

Trinidad and Tobago at a political crossroad: Perspectives for a just transition for people and nature

by Petra Dünhaupt, Safiya Gibson, Hansjörg Herr, Ozzi Warwick, Edlira Xhafa

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No. 67 | October 2025

Just Transition Concept: The State-of-Play

by Dinga Sikwebu and Woodrajh Aroun

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No. 66 | July 2025

Minimum Wages - Report for the German Minimum Wage Comission 2025

by Hansjörg Herr

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No. 65 | September 2024

Analysis of the Russian Federation Policy with relation to the Republic of Belarus (2019-2024)

by Yuri Jaroschevsky

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No. 64 | September 2024

Addressing the Silence: A Study on the Underreporting of Sexual Violence among Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh

by Habiba Lilun Nahar

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No. 63 | August 2024

On the state of the Balarusian healthcare system

by Lev Lvovskiy

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No. 62 | August 2024

Trade union defense of public space:Haydarpasa Railway Station

by Tolga Tören

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No. 61 | July 2024

Informal work and how to measure it: a formal consensus at the 100th International Conference of Labour Statisticians

by Grant Belchamber and Sylvain Schetagne

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No. 60 | June 2024

Labour Perspectives on China

by Ambet Yuson, Christopher Siu-tat Mung, Frank Hoffer, Haoju Lu, Jewher Ilham, Max Zenglein, Sean Sayer, Tos Q. Añonuevo, and Vasco Pedrina

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No. 59 | June 2024

Workers in Informal Employment Organising and Acting Collectively: The Role of Trade Unions

by Edlira Xhafa and Melisa Serrano

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No. 58 | September 2019

Auto production in South Africa and components manufacturing in Gauteng Province

by Alex M Mashilo

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No. 57 | August 2019

Curbing precarious informal Employment and bonded Labour in the Agriculture Sector of Nepal: GEFONT's Initiative to liberate Kamaiyas

by Bishnu Rimal

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No. 56 | June 2019

Anatomy of a refugee workshop: Syrian labourers in Istanbul

by Gaye Yilmaz and Diyar Erdogan

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No. 55 | May 2019

Organising against all odds: Precarious workers as ‘actors and authors of their own drama’

by Edlira Xhafa

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No. 54 | March 2019

Decent Work for Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: Existing and Potential Mechanisms for Worker-Centred Governance

by Marlese von Broembsen and Jenna Harvey

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No. 53 | July 2018

The Role of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Development: What Can be Learned from the German Experience?

by Hansjörg Herr and Zeynep M. Nettekoven

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No. 52 | July 2018

The PALEA Struggle Against Outsourcing and Contractualization in the Airline Industry in the Philippines

by Ramon A. Certeza

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No. 51 | November 2017

Trade union revitalisation in South Africa: Green shoots or false dawns?

by Devan Pillay

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No. 50 | November 2017

“NUPENGASSAN” and the struggle against precarious work in the Nigerian oil and gas industry

by Baba Aye

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No. 49 | November 2017

Curbing precarious informal employment: A Case Study of precarious workers in the South Korean construction industry

by Aelim Yun

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No. 48 | November 2017

Development of Wage Dispersion: A Case Study of Hong Kong

by Ho Ching Florence Yuen

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No. 47 | May 2017

Organizing the invisible – strategies of informal garment workers in Mumbai’s slum economy

by Tandiwe Gross and Amar Kharate

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No. 46 | May 2017

Chinese multinationals: threat to, or opportunity for, trade unions?: The case of Sinohydro in Ghana

by Glynne Williams, Steve Davies, Julius Lamptey and Jonathan Tetteh

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No. 45 | May 2017

Rekindling the Utopian imagination: intellectual diversity and the GLU/ICDD network

by Devan Pillay and Michelle Williams

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No. 44 | October 2016

The integration of Vietnam in the global economy and its effects for Vietnamese economic development

by Hansjörg Herr, Erwin Schweisshelm and Truong-Minh Vu

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No. 43 | October 2016

Trade regulations and global production networks : what is the current impact and what would help to improve working conditions throughout the supply chains?

by Christoph Scherrer and Stefan Beck

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No. 42 | July 2016

From ‘precarious informal employment’ to ‘protected employment’: the ‘positive transitioning effect’ of trade unions

by Melisa R. Serrano and Edlira Xhafa

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No. 41 | July 2016

The role of Brazilian public banks facing inequality: some reflections on the case of Brazilian development bank, Caixa and the federal regional banks

by Adriana Nunes Ferreira, Ana Rosa Ribeiro de Mendonça and Simone Deos

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No. 40 | February 2016

It ain’t over ‘til it’s over: The right to strike and the mandate of the ILO committee of experts revisited

by Claudia Hofmann and Norbert Schuster

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No. 39 | February 2016

Labour Market Developments in Germany: Tales of Decency and Stability

by Bea Ruoff

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No. 38 | July 2015

Safety and Labour Conditions : the Accord and the National Tripartite Plan of Action for the Garment Industry of Bangladesh

by Mohd Raisul Islam Khan and Christa Wichterich

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No. 37 | July 2015

Financial Inclusion and Disparity: A Case of India

by Meenakshi Rajeev

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No. 36 | July 2015

In Search for Political Consciousness. The Role of Workers' Education

by Luciole Sauviat

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No. 35 | July 2015

The Impact of Infrastructure Provisioning on Inequality: Evidence from India

by Sumedha Bajar and Meenakshi Rajeev

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No. 34 | July 2015

The Brazilian Credit Market: Recent Developments and Impact on Inequality

by Daniela Magalhães Prates, Adriana Nunes Ferreira and Daniela Gorayeb

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No. 33 | July 2015

The Brazilian Rural Development Model in the Context of Green Economy

by Lauro Mattei

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No. 32 | February 2015

How labour manages productivity advances and crisis response: a comparative study of automotive manufacturing in Germany and the US

by John Cody

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No. 31 | February 2015

Green New Deal and the Question of Environmental and Social Justice

by Christoph Hermann

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No. 30 | February 2015

Trade union debates on sustainable development in Brazil and Argentina

by Bruno Dobrusin

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No. 29 | February 2015

Long-term trends in income distribution - a global perspective

by Thomas Obst

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No. 27 | May 2014

Progressive tax reform in OECD countries : perspectives and obstacles

by Sarah Godar, Christoph Paetz & Achim Truger

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No. 26 | May 2014

Social policies and redistribution in Brazil

by Bernhard Leubolt

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No. 25 | May 2014

Social policies and redistribution in South Africa

by Bernhard Leubolt

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No. 24 | April 2014

Wage dispersion : empirical developments, explanations and reform options

by Hansjörg Herr & Bea Ruoff

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No. 23 | April 2014

Inequality and the Financial System - The Case of Germany

by Daniel Detzer

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No. 22 | April 2014

A long way from tax justice: the Brazilian case

by Lena Lavinas in collaboration with Thiago Andrade Moellmann Ferro

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No. 21 | February 2014

Demystifying a 'shining example': German public finances under the debt brake

by Kai Eicker-Wolf and Achim Truger

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No. 20 | February 2014

The European Civil Society Campaign on the Financial Transaction Tax

by Peter Wahl

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No. 19 | November 2013

Neoliberal Unshared Growth Regime of Turkey in the Post-2001 Period

by Hansjörg Herr and Zeynep M. Sonat

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No.18 | November 2013

Determinants of Functional Income Distribution – Theory and Empirical Evidence

by Petra Dünhaupt

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No.17 | November 2013

Towards new Collective Bargaining, Wage and Social Protection Strategies in South Africa - Learning from the Brazilian Experience

by Neil Coleman

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No.16 | August 2012

Wage Policy Today

by Hansjörg Herr and Gustav A. Horn

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No.15 | July 2012

Minimum Wage Development in the Russian Federation

by Anna Bolsheva

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No.14 | September 2011

The Quest for Alternatives beyond (Neoliberal) Capitalism

by Melisa R. Serrano and Edlira Xhafa

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No.13 | September 2011

All China Federation of Trade Unions: Structure, Functions and the Challenge of Collective Bargaining

by Rudolf Traub-Merz

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No.12 | March 2011

The Implementation of Minimum Wage: Challenges and Creative Solutions

by Chiara Benassi

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No. 11 | March 2011

Principles of Minimum Wage Policy - Economics, Institutions and Recommendations

by Hansjörg Herr and Milka Kazandziska

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No. 10 | July 2010

Strategies for Closing the Representation Gap in Micro and Small Enterprises

by Christine Bischoff, Melisa Serrano, Edward Webster and Edlira Xhafa

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No. 9 | May 2010

Moving towards Decent Work. Labour in the Lula government: reflections on recent Brazilian experience

by Paulo Eduardo de Andrade Baltar, Anselmo Luís dos Santos et al

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No. 9 | May 2010

Trabalho no governo Lula: uma reflexão sobre a recente experiência brasileira

by Paulo Eduardo de Andrade Baltar, Anselmo Luís dos Santos et al

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No. 8 | February 2010

Developing a Labour Voice in Trade Policy at the National Level

by Donna McGuire, Christoph Scherrer et al.

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No. 7 | March 2009

Servitude with a Smile: An Anti-Oppression Analysis of Emotional Labour

by Patricia Chong

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No. 6 | February 2009

The Theoretical Debate about Minimum Wages

by Hansjörg Herr, Milka Kazandziska, Silke Mahnkopf-Praprotnik

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No. 5 | November 2008

FIFA World Cup 2006 Germany: An opportunity for union revitalisation?

by Wilfried Schwetz and Donna McGuire

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No. 4 | November 2008

Marketization of the Chinese Labour Market and the Role of Unions

by Max J. Zenglein

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No. 3 | November 2008

Closing the Representation Gap in Micro and Small Enterprises

by Edward Webster et al

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No. 2 | February 2008

EU Multi-Level Trade Policy: Neither coherent nor development-friendly

by Birgit Mahnkopf

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No. 1 | February 2008

Economic Policy, Globalization and the Labour Movement: Changes in the Global Economy from the Golden Age to the Neoliberal Era

by Seeraj Mohamed

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No. 69 | November 2025

Towards Sustainability as Justice? A Global Context of the Emerging Critical Mineral Value Chains

No. 68 | October 2025

Trinidad and Tobago at a political crossroad: Perspectives for a just transition for people and nature

No. 67 | October 2025

Just Transition Concept: The State-of-Play

No. 66 | July 2025

Minimum Wages - Report for the German Minimum Wage Comission 2025

No. 65 | September 2024

Analysis of the Russian Federation Policy with relation to the Republic of Belarus (2019-2024)

No. 64 | September 2024

Addressing the Silence: A Study on the Underreporting of Sexual Violence among Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh

No. 63 | August 2024

On the state of the Balarusian healthcare system

No. 62 | August 2024

Trade union defense of public space:Haydarpasa Railway Station

No. 61 | July 2024

Informal work and how to measure it: a formal consensus at the 100th International Conference of Labour Statisticians

No. 60 | June 2024

Labour Perspectives on China

No. 59 | June 2024

Workers in Informal Employment Organising and Acting Collectively: The Role of Trade Unions

No. 58 | September 2019

Auto production in South Africa and components manufacturing in Gauteng Province

No. 57 | August 2019

Curbing precarious informal Employment and bonded Labour in the Agriculture Sector of Nepal: GEFONT's Initiative to liberate Kamaiyas

No. 56 | June 2019

Anatomy of a refugee workshop: Syrian labourers in Istanbul

No. 55 | May 2019

Organising against all odds: Precarious workers as ‘actors and authors of their own drama’

No. 54 | March 2019

Decent Work for Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: Existing and Potential Mechanisms for Worker-Centred Governance

No. 53 | July 2018

The Role of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Development: What Can be Learned from the German Experience?

No. 52 | July 2018

The PALEA Struggle Against Outsourcing and Contractualization in the Airline Industry in the Philippines

No. 51 | November 2017

Trade union revitalisation in South Africa: Green shoots or false dawns?

No. 50 | November 2017

“NUPENGASSAN” and the struggle against precarious work in the Nigerian oil and gas industry

No. 49 | November 2017

Curbing precarious informal employment: A Case Study of precarious workers in the South Korean construction industry

No. 48 | November 2017

Development of Wage Dispersion: A Case Study of Hong Kong

No. 47 | May 2017

Organizing the invisible – strategies of informal garment workers in Mumbai’s slum economy

No. 46 | May 2017

Chinese multinationals: threat to, or opportunity for, trade unions?: The case of Sinohydro in Ghana

No. 45 | May 2017

Rekindling the Utopian imagination: intellectual diversity and the GLU/ICDD network

No. 44 | October 2016

The integration of Vietnam in the global economy and its effects for Vietnamese economic development

No. 43 | October 2016

Trade regulations and global production networks : what is the current impact and what would help to improve working conditions throughout the supply chains?

No. 42 | July 2016

From ‘precarious informal employment’ to ‘protected employment’: the ‘positive transitioning effect’ of trade unions

No. 41 | July 2016

The role of Brazilian public banks facing inequality: some reflections on the case of Brazilian development bank, Caixa and the federal regional banks

No. 40 | February 2016

It ain’t over ‘til it’s over: The right to strike and the mandate of the ILO committee of experts revisited

No. 39 | February 2016

Labour Market Developments in Germany: Tales of Decency and Stability

No. 38 | July 2015

Safety and Labour Conditions : the Accord and the National Tripartite Plan of Action for the Garment Industry of Bangladesh

No. 37 | July 2015

Financial Inclusion and Disparity: A Case of India

No. 36 | July 2015

In Search for Political Consciousness. The Role of Workers' Education

No. 35 | July 2015

The Impact of Infrastructure Provisioning on Inequality: Evidence from India

No. 34 | July 2015

The Brazilian Credit Market: Recent Developments and Impact on Inequality

No. 33 | July 2015

The Brazilian Rural Development Model in the Context of Green Economy

No. 32 | February 2015

How labour manages productivity advances and crisis response: a comparative study of automotive manufacturing in Germany and the US

No. 31 | February 2015