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Invitation to attend a workshop for the Low Carbon Economy Scenarios

The transition towards a low-carbon economy poses a number of opportunities and challenges. Various policy-makers and stakeholders have highlighted these in social dialogues. One of the most contentious issues is economic development....

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South African Labour Bulletin

Gloomy realities of illegal workers.

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Vuyisile Mini Winter School

The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University, which includes the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU) in partnership with the Friederich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and in conjunction with Critical Studies in...

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Fort Hare Autumn School in CHINTSA

FES South Africa, in collaboration with the University of Fort Hare will host the second of three annual sessions of the Fort Hare Autumn School in Chintsa from 26-29 June 2017.

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#FMF protagonists invites you to a booklaunch

Panel discussion will include students, academics and community activists.

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Legislating the National Minimum Wage

The negotiations to introduce a national minimum wage are at an advanced stage at NEDLAC. Dr Shane Godfrey and Mario Jacobs, from the UCT Labour and Enterprise Policy Research Group (LEP), have followed the developments closely and are...

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Symposium – High Time For a Common Integrated African Policy on China

The Africa-China Reporting Project is hosting a symposium on a Common Integrated African Policy On China with the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) associated with UNISA, and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) on July 20 at Wits...

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Policy Conversation: Power to the people? Making democractic participation practical

Democracy, as a concept of the rule by the people, finds different expressions in systems of election and governance around the world. What is understood as democracy is thus subjective and often determined by socio-political and...

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Invitation: young feminist roundtable on environmental justice 2017

Climate change and the need to move towards renewable forms of energy have long been at the forefront of both global and national agendas. Dominant discourses on climate change focus on two areas: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and...

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Transnational Worker Solidarity and Global Value Chains

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South Africa will be partnering with NUMSA and IG Metal to host a joint workshop on Transnational Worker Solidarity and Global Value Chains.

Latest Publications

Forging strong alliances

Adotey Buckman, David ; Essien, Lucy Abotare ; Meissner, Kathrin | Johannesburg : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Trade Union Competence Centre for Sub-Saharan Africa, [2024]

trade unions uniting across Sub-Saharan Africa and Germany

The quest for equitable multilateralism

Mbete, Sithembile | Johannesburg : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, [2024]

mapping South African interests in reforming the global order

Journalism and elections in Sub-Saharan Africa

Santos, Phillip | [Windhoek] : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, fesmedia Africa, August, 2024

locating the democratic deficit