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Globalization and World Trade

Trade and investment, competition and social justice: current information and background on globalization and world trade

Deutschland Menschrechte | Lieferkettengesetz tritt in Kraft German economy
Human rights
Supply Chain Act protects people worldwide
Companies in Germany are required to observe human rights in their international supply chains.
Arbeiterinnen in Indien protestieren für bessere Bedingungen. German business
International support
Fighting for decent work
The GIZ’s Fairwork project is improving working conditions on online platforms in 24 countries.
Containerhafen Hamburg German business
Digitisation
Strengthening global supply chains with AI
Digitisation and artificial intelligence can help make global supply chains more secure, transparent and sustainable.
Forscherin in einem Labor German business
Research
“International exchange of knowledge”
Economist Heike Belitz explains why German companies’ research investments abroad can benefit all concerned.
Photovoltaikanlage auf einem Industriegebäude im Ruhrgebiet Industry in transition
Energy transition
On the way to becoming a climate-neutral industrial nation
German industry is undergoing fundamental change. The aim is to create a sustainable economy, for example by means of the energy transition and also the Supply Chain Act.
Solid business climate
Industry guide
German industry
Automotive engineering, the chemical industry, mechanical engineering and more - here you will find the ten most important sectors of German industry.
Neue Chipfabrik: Bundeskanzler Scholz mit Wolfspeed-Chef Lowe Industry in Germany
Global corporations are investing in Germany
Germany is highly attractive for international companies. Three examples of investments worth billions.
Brennstoffzellen sind Teil der Energiewende. Industry in Germany
Exporting environmental protection worldwide
Innovative technology from Germany is to advance environmental and climate protection worldwide – an example from India.
Weniger Arbeitslose
Germany’s Employers’ Associations
Here you‘ll find Germany‘s most relevant web pages on the job market, labor law, unemployment, further professional training, setting up business and much more.
Upturn in chemical business
Chambers and associations
In Germany, a multitude of associations provide many-facetted lobbying. Along with professional associations, chambers of commerce, employers’ and employees’ associations, you’ll also find unions and consumer groups.
Demonstration
Unions in Germany
Here you‘ll find Germany‘s most relevant web pages on the job market, labor law, unemployment, further professional training, setting up business and much more.
Ausblidung zum Mechatroniker
Working and Training in Germany
Here you‘ll find relevant web pages on the job market, professional training and setting up business in Germany.

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