Publications

The Institute for Social Development Studies and Hanoi School of Public Health have conducted a research study to examine the impacts of the pandemic on victims of domestic violence in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Covid-19 has caused massive layoffs across Vietnam. The pandemic thus reveals flaws in the prevalent national economic strategy based on a cheap labour force and outsource manufacturing.

This text analyzes in which ways a new generation of "regional trade agreements" is re-shaping the working conditions and labor code in Vietnam.

Loren Balhorn sat down with Friedrich Burschel to get a better understanding of how far-right violence in modern Germany has grown in recent years and what, if anything, can be done about it.

This notable book has been translated into Burmese, Khmer and Vietnamese to strengthen the dialogue on alternatives to development between Latin America and the Mekong region.

Domestic workers, most of them women, play an important role not only for the families employing them but also for the Vietnamese economy. This monograph takes a closer look at the precarious situation they find themselves in.

This study by the Institute for Workers and Trade Unions investigates Vietnam's textile industry in order to highlight the challenges Vietnamese garment workers are facing.

This research paper analyzes current challenges of Vietnam's social security system. It highlights ways in which socio-political organizations can further strengthen policy implementation and provide mutual aid.

This analysis presents an overview of Vietnam's poverty reduction and elderly protection policies. The authors discuss recent achievements and formulate recommendations for future policy development.

Vietnamese women are increasingly working in private households abroad. While wages are comparably high, the workers' rights are frequently violated. This study highlights the challenges Vietnamese domestic workers face in Taiwan and Saudi Arabia.