The brochure "Shaping the future in Germany and Europe: The impact of the European Social Fund (Plus) on the ground" presents representative ESF (Plus) programmes and ESF (Plus) projects of the Federal Government and the 16 Länder.

With the National Skills Strategy (NWS), the federal government, federal states, industry, trade unions and the Federal Employment Agency are pooling their efforts for continuing education and training.

The Youth Guarantee is an important European initiative to combat youth unemployment in the EU. The central aim of the Youth Guarantee, which was introduced in 2013, is to ensure that all young people receive a high-quality employment, education, training or an internship offer within four months of completing their school education or vocational training or becoming unemployed.

Sector dialogues bring together business, civil society, the social partners and policymakers to ensure fairness in global supply and value chains.

In Germany, skilled labour shortages are at risk of becoming a brake on growth and progress. Labour immigration is essential for Germany in order to mitigate the impacts of our ageing society and address the challenges of decarbonisation, digitalisation and globalisation.

Most people in Germany have had dealings with an employment and social protection agency or authority at some point in their lives. So for us to be able to continue providing quality assistance and services well into the future, using digital technologies to align these to the needs of our users and reducing the effort involved in submitting and processing applications is of central importance.

The small publication gives an overview of the participation of the European states in the EU, the Euro, NATO and the ESF.

The members of the Sector Dialogue Automotive Industry have developed a series of guidelines for the five core elements of human rights due diligence (policy statement, risk analysis, measures and effectiveness tracking, reporting and grievance mechanism). The guidelines are self-contained and fully address the NAP requirements.

The members of the Sector Dialogue Automotive Industry have developed a series of guidelines for the five core elements of human rights due diligence (policy statement, risk analysis, measures and effectiveness tracking, reporting and grievance mechanism). The guidelines are self-contained and fully address the NAP requirements.

The members of the Sector Dialogue Automotive Industry have developed a series of guidelines for the five core elements of human rights due diligence (policy statement, risk analysis, measures and effectiveness tracking, reporting and grievance mechanism). The guidelines are self-contained and fully address the NAP requirements.

The members of the Sector Dialogue Automotive Industry have developed a series of guidelines for the five core elements of human rights due diligence (policy statement, risk analysis, measures and effectiveness tracking, reporting and grievance mechanism). The guidelines are self-contained and fully address the NAP requirements.

The members of the Sector Dialogue Automotive Industry have developed a series of guidelines for the five core elements of human rights due diligence (policy statement, risk analysis, measures and effectiveness tracking, reporting and grievance mechanism). The guidelines are self-contained and fully address the NAP requirements.

The members of the Sector Dialogue Automotive Industry have developed a series of guidelines for the five core elements of human rights due diligence (policy statement, risk analysis, measures and effectiveness tracking, reporting and grievance mechanism). The guidelines are self-contained and fully address the NAP requirements.

Lithium is a raw material of strategic relevance for several industries, especially the automotive sector. That is why members of the Sector Dialogue Automotive Industry advocate for the implementation of preventive and remedial measures to ensure respect for human rights in lithium extraction.

The publication provides an overview of the worldwide supply and value chains of the German energy industry, as well as of inherent potential human rights risks. It is the first milestone of the Energy Sector Dialogue.

The challenges Germany is facing in terms of its labour market and its efforts to secure the supply of skilled labour have grown. Securing and expanding Germany’s already good skilled labour pool is therefore key to the country’s innovative capacity and performance as we move towards a socio-ecological market economy.

The National Skills Strategy was adopted by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the Federal Employment Agency, three Conferences of Ministers of the Länder (ASMK, KMK and WMK), trade unions, and employer and business associations in June 2019.

The structural change in the labour market presents major challenges to continuing education and training (CET) in Germany. The National Skills Strategy is an important contribution to advancing the CET system and strengthening the CET culture.

How do people in Germany envisage the future of work? What do they expect in terms of their working lives? What kind of social protection do they want?

What are the reasons that we Europeans should make a commitment to a union of strong welfare states? How can the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights be implemented at EU level? And what regulations do we need to ensure that all jobs in the EU are good jobs at a time when digital technologies are transforming the world of work?