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The transatlantic relations in for a rough ride – so are workers’ agendas set for a zero-sum game?

Conference on 11 December 2024 in Brussels discussed prospects of an industrial agenda for the EU and US following the US election.

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  • Digital Europe

Brussels, my love? - Austria is turning to the right - what consequences for Europe?

Our Director Knut Dethlefsen on Euronews' talk show "Brussels, my love?"

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  • AI, Algorithms, & Data

Rebooting the debate: Generative AI and creative work

On 2 October, FES Future of Work and FES Just Climate gathered artists, civil society, the labour movement and policymakers in Brussels to find collective answers to generative AI in the context of creative work.

conference banner, pink background, half robot face
Creator: FES / pertext | Enrico Wagner
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  • Platformisation of Work

Third Trade Union Platfor(u)m

The third Trade Union Platfor(u)m - organised by ETUC, in cooperation with FES Future of Work - took place on 25-26 September 2024 in Paris

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Creator: Blaz Gyoha/ ETUC
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  • AI, Algorithms, & Data

Schaffarei Conference 2024 - Call for Participation

Interested participants can apply via a registration form until 15 September 2024

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Creator: Arbeiterkammer Vorarlberg
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  • Platformisation of Work

Interview: Why care platforms are becoming increasingly important & what challenges they pose for trade unions?

Caroline Murphy (University of Limerick), author of a new FES-study on Care Platforms explains why care platforms are becoming increasingly relevant.

Latest Publications

Shaping the AI revolution?

Gengler, Eva | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., October 2026

Women in the start-up ecosystem

Artificial intelligence, algorithmic management and collective bargaining in European services

Kahancová, Marta ; Phonskaningtyas, Intan Citra ; Medas, Gabriele ; Šarközi, Tomáš ; Dragstra, Fiona ; Zholdasbay, Daryn | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., September 2026

fast track or slow lane?

Protection of mobile migrant labour in the European single market

Ernst, Friedrich ; Cremers, Jan | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, September 2026

facilitating a counselling and support network for mobile migrant labour

Inside the black box

Arora, Payal ; Calegari, Roberta | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, May 2026

how algorithms are made - and why it matters