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Youth unemployment continues to rise

Four months after dropping the strict zero-Covid policy, unemployment among China's youth continues to rise. However, the country's economic weakness cannot be the sole reason, as overall unemployment is gradually declining. Rather, the main causes appear to be a lack of prospects for college graduates.

By Experts Table.Briefings

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SMEs criticize implementation of German Supply Chain Act

According to a survey conducted by the Hamburger Stiftung für Wirtschaftsethik (Hamburg Foundation for Business Ethics), German SMEs consider protecting human rights along the supply chain important. The focus is currently primarily on supply chains in China. However, companies are not satisfied with the implementation of the law in Germany – and do not always feel adequately represented by their own associations in this regard.

By Caspar Dohmen