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07 October 2025, Vienna - World day for Decent work: Quality Jobs Roadmap

On 07 October in Vienna, a high-level panel on the Quality Jobs Roadmap took place as part of Decent Work Day

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  • Platformisation of Work

4th Trade Union Platfor(u)m

The fourth Trade Union Platfor(u)m - organised by ETUC, in cooperation with FES Future of Work - took place on 25-26 September 2025 in Cyprus.

platformwork text on light green background
Creator: ETUC
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  • AI, Algorithms, & Data

Data Protection, Democracy and the Digital Omnibus - Where do we go from here?

Join us in Brussels on 24 September for a panel debate on the future of data protection, democracy, and the upcoming Digital Omnibus Package.

EU, Data Protection Regulation
Creator: picture alliance / Ralf Kalytta/Shotshop | Ralf Kalytta
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Labour, Unions and the Future of Work

Conference by the Bavarian American Academy – with support from FES Future of Work – July 10 to 12 in Munich.

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Wie die EU Trump trotzen kann

Knut Dethlefsen schreibt in seiner Vorwärts-Kolumne warum, der Zollstreit mit den USA Europa am Ende stärken könnte, wenn es jetzt richtig reagiert.

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Shaping the Future of Work: Parliamentary Delegation from North Rhine-Westphalia Visits Brussels

From 16–18 June, a delegation from the SPD parliamentary group of North Rhine-Westphalia visited Brussels to explore European approaches to work, social policy, and healthcare.

Group picture of delegation of the SPD Parliamentary Working Group on Labour, Health and Social Affairs in the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament and representatives from FES Future of Work

Latest Publications

Une vie professionnelle en pleine mutation

Sabanova, Inga | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Décembre 2025

les femmes et l'automatisation sur le marché du travail ; revue de littérature

Changing working lives: women and automation in the labour market

Sabanova, Inga | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., December 2025

scoping review

Worker data rights under GDPR and beyond

Gaudio, Giovanni ; Nogarede, Justin | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, December 2025

enforcement and legal mobilisation across the EU

Gender data

Arora, Payal ; Huang, Weijie | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, January 2025

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