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Modern Public Services in Europe: Perspectives from the Work Floor

On 29 and 30 April, the conference “Modern Public Services in Europe: Perspectives from the Work Floor” took place in Berlin at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

Group picture with all participants
Creator: Hanna Niepenberg, EPSU
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Global Progressive Mobilisation, April 17th – 18th, Barcelona

From 17 to 18 April, FES Future of Work is actively involved in the Global Progressive Mobilisation Summit in Barcelona.

Global Porgressive Mobilisation in Barcelona, April 2026
Creator: © FES | Per Jacob Blut
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Reflect on your values — we can learn from Spain

Knut Dethlefsen, Director of FES Future of Work, shares his impression of the first Global Progressive Mobilisation Summit in Barcelona, 17-18 April

Pedro Sanchez speaking at the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona
Creator: © FES | Per Jacob Blut
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Labour Law, Technology, and the Attack on the Rules-Based-Order

New publication: the edited and updated version of Prof. Valerio De Stefano´s keynote speech, delivered at the FES Future of Work and UNI Europa conference on 11 December 2025.

Keynote Valerio de Stefano, Osgoode Hall Law Schoo
Creator: Javier Bernal Revert / BR&U
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We are hiring: Policy Officer for Trade Union Work

We are seeking a Policy Officer for Trade Union Work in Brussels at the earliest possible date.

Komm in unser Team
Creator: picture alliance / CHROMORANGE | Michael Bihlmayer
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Arbeit.digital Zukunftskonferenz, 18-20 March, Vienna, with AK Wien and the ÖGB

Join us for a 3 day conference in Vienna to rethink work and digitisation together

© Rymden
Creator: © Rymden

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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