Employment promotion Basic income support for jobseekers Skilled labour and migration Overview Skilled Labour Strategy Measures and Networks Support of Migration and Integration Vocational Language Courses Transformation of the world of work Minimum Wage Labour Law Occupational Safety and Health
Social Insurance Statutory accident insurance Old-age security in Germany Social Assistance Socialcompensation law Health Care Participation and inclusion
Europe Overview: Europe Employment and social policy in the EU Working in another EU country Free trade agreements Migration from third countries European Funds Overview: Europeean Funds European Social Fund (ESF) European Globalisation Fund (EGF) Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) International Overview: International International Employment and Social Policy Labour and Social Policy at the G7/G20 Levels Corporate Social Responsibility Twinning in Labour and Social Policy (Administrative partnerships) Bilateral social security agreements outside the European Union International Organisations
Contact Publications Overview: Publications Shopping cart Videos Press Overview: Press Recent Publications Press photos Overview: Press photos Press photos of the minister Press photos of the state secretaries RSS
BMAS at a Glance Political Staff Visitor Centre
Labour Skilled labour and migration Social Affairs Europe and the World Europe European Funds International Services Publications Press Press photos The Ministry
Europe

The Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs’ Thematic Reader

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?

More information on these and many other topics can be found in the BMAS' companion volume to Germany’s presidency. It contains just under sixty interviews, opinion pieces, analyses and academic papers, examining the BMAS’s key topicsin greater depth: These are "Our Social Europe –Strong Together", "Global Supply Chains –Global Responsibility" and "New Work –Human-centric Work". The companion volume includes an introduction by Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Hubertus Heil.

The thematic reader is available as a PDF file for download below: