Double transformation through digitalisation and decarbonisation

In order to prepare employees for these rapid processes of change and to maintain and increase their transformation and employability, public and company education and training systems play a central and increasingly important role.

Rafael Freire Neto (CSA-TUCA) visits the Stiftung Arbeit und Umwelt der IGBCE

On Monday, May 9th, 2022, Rafael Freire Neto, Secretary General of the Confederación Sindical de trabajadores y trabajadoras de las Américas (CSA-TUCA), visited the Stiftung Arbeit und Umwelt der IGBCE in Inselstraße in Berlin Mitte. The CSA-TUCA is the regional federation of the International Trade Union Confederation for the entire American continent, representing 55 million colleagues from Canada to Argentina. It is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The joint discussion with representatives of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Hans Böckler Foundation focused on the topics of digitalization and platform economy as well as the different trade union strategies to keep pace with the new political topics and circumstances in the course of changes in the labor market. The head of the FES office in Uruguay, Dörte Wollrath, reported on the local projects on the subject of work and trade unions. The CSA also cooperates with the DGB Bildungswerk on the topic of supply chain responsibility in Brazil.

A transformation fund for Germany?

What would be the appropriate model for a transformation fund? Which concepts have already been established internationally for a similar purpose? How are financing and governance issues resolved?

Workplace relations and labour policy in the Corona crisis

How has the operational practice of industrial relations and labor policy proven itself in the Corona crisis?

New shifts in power as a result of digitalisation

The aim of the project is to describe and discuss the social power shifts caused by digitization and to understand the effects on established companies.

Strategic value and supply chains between Germany, Europe and China: development lines and future perspectives

The Foundation for Labour and Environment of the Trade Union IGBCE is working with the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) on a project on this topic.

New carbon leakage protection for energy-intensive industry

In a key point paper, the Foundation for Labour and Environment of the Trade Union IGBCE discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the various models and sets out criteria for effective carbon leakage protection.

How are companies repositioning themselves with regard to digitalisation?

Overview of the forms, expectations, experiences and consequences of the integration of start-ups into the innovation strategies of medium-sized and large companies in the field of activity of the Industrial Union for Mining, Chemistry and Energy (IGBCE).

Implementing CSR-RUG in companies – a guide for employee representatives

The action guide for employee representatives provides guidance on the legal requirements, contains explanations and tips for implementation and refers to practical examples.