The World’s Worst Countries for Workers
The only comprehensive, global annual survey of the violation of workers’ rights
Among the most shocking data points in 2026 are a five percentage point rise in violations of free speech and assembly over the past year, a six percentage point increase in violent attacks against workers, and a three percentage point rise in attacks on civil liberties, including a dramatic rise in the number of arrests and detentions of workers and their representatives. The sharp spike in these indicators signals that the persecution of trade union leaders is becoming commonplace in an ever-growing number of countries.
Increasingly, we see new technology being deployed as a method of control, used to monitor, discipline and silence workers. We also see fewer governments consulting unions in good faith before amending or introducing labour laws.
In Europe and the Americas, workers’ rights are suffering an alarming decline. Both regions registered their worst average country rating since the Index began in 2014 and the increasing influence of the far right is putting workers and unions at risk in countries such as Argentina and France – two out of four countries to be downgraded in 2026.
[ > International Trade Union Confederation — 2026 ]
28 definition
28 ʞuɐ⊥-ʞuᴉɥ⊥ DEFINITIONS :
– Addiction to Peace – Re-Civilization – Post-Aid World – ‘Liberal’ Fatwa Machine – Burden-Dropping – Peace Renewable Energy Credit – Whataboutism – Bow Wave – Japanification – WhatsApp World Order – Stellar City – Agentic State – Security Poverty Line – Ontological Security , Anthropocentrism – Biosecurity – CRANKs – Pax Trumpica – Axis of Upheaval – Trumponomics – Zero Emission Neighbourhoods – Secretonomics – Paratransit – Environmental Racism – Fossil Fashion –
Diplomatie de l’indifférence – Rayonnement territorial des entreprises –
June 2026
China Green Finance Status and Trends 2025-2026
China’s green finance development in 2025 continued to make significant progress across several areas. This advancement contrasts with trends in many Western markets, which have slowed or, in the case of the United States, reversed progress on green and sustainable finance.
[ > Green Finance & Development Center — February 24, 2026 ]
54 top Chinese think-tanks
Demography :
UNFPA in China
-, china.unfpa.org en + zh
Economic think-tanks :
中国经济50人论坛
[ China Economic 50 Forum ]
Beijing, 50forum.org.cn zh
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Beijing, aiib.org en
American Chamber of Commerce in the People’s Republic of China
Beijing, amchamchina.org en
Hong Kong Academy of Finance
Hong Kong, aof.org.hk en
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Institute
Urumqi, carecinstitute.org en
China Center for International Economic Exchanges
Beijing, cciee.org.cn en + zh
China Development Institute
Shenzhen, cdi.org.cn en + zh
Institute of World Economics and Politics
Beijing, iwep.org.cn en + zh
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Beijing, europeanchamber.com.cn en
EU SME Centre
Beijing, eusmecentre.org.cn en
Hinrich Foundation
Hong Kong, hinrichfoundation.com en
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong, hkma.gov.hk en + zh
中国社会科学院金融研究所
[ Institute of Finance, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ]
Beijing, ifb.cass.cn zh
National Institution for Finance & Development
Beijing, nifd.cn en + zh
北京大学新结构经济学研究院
[ Peking University Institute of New Structural Economics ]
Beijing, nse.pku.edu.cn zh
Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies (Renmin University of China)
Beijing, rdcy.ruc.edu.cn en + zh
北京大学 国家发展研究院
[ National School of Development, Peking University ]
Beijing, nsd.pku.edu.cn zh
Economic & social think-tanks :
南都公益基金会
[ Narada Foundation ]
Beijing, naradafoundation.org zh
Energy :
中国石油集团经济技术研究院
[ China National Petroleum Corporation Economics and Technology Research Institute ]
Beijing, etri.cnpc.com.cn zh
Green think-tanks :
Civic Exchange
Hong Kong, civic-exchange.org en + zh
Energy Foundation China
Beijing, efchina.org en + zh
全球环境研究所
[ Global Environmental Institute ]
Beijing, geichina.org zh
Green Finance & Development Center (Fudan University)
Shanghai, https://greenfdc.org/publications/ en
Human rights :
China Human Rights
Beijing, https://en.humanrights.cn/2025/index.html en + zh
International Relations :
Asia Global Institute (University of Hong Kong)
Hong Kong, asiaglobalinstitute.hku.hk en
Boao Forum for Asia
Beijing, boaoforum.org en + zh
Carnegie China
Beijing, carnegieendowment.org/china en
Centre on Contemporary China and the World
Hong Kong, cccw.hku.hk en
Center for China & Globalization
Beijing, ccg.org.cn en + zh
China-US Focus
Hong Kong, chinausfocus.com en + zh
China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Beijing, cicir.ac.cn en + zh
China Institute of International Studies
Beijing, ciis.org.cn en + zh
China-United States Exchange Foundation
Hong Kong, cusef.org.hk en + zh
Development Reimagined
Beijing, developmentreimagined.com en
Institute of International and Strategic Studies Peking University
Beijing, iiss.pku.edu.cn en + zh
Shanghai Institutes for International Studies
Shanghai, siis.org.cn en + zh
Greater Tumen Initiative
Beijing, tumenprogram.org en
International security :
Center for International Security and Strategy (Tsinghua University)
Beijing, tsinghua.edu.cn en
Grandview Institution
Beijing, grandview.cn en + zh
Institute of European studies (CASS)
Beijing, ies.cass.cn en + zh
Multidisciplinary :
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung China
Beijing, china.fes.de en + zh
中国改革网
[ China Reform Network ]
Beijing, chinareform.net zh
中国改革发展研究院
[ China Institute for Reform and Development ]
Haikou City, Hainan Province, chinareform.org.cn zh
中国智库网 (国务院发展研究中心)
[ China Think Tank Network (Development Research Center of the State Council) ]
Beijing, chinathinktanks.org.cn zh
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung / Beijing representative office
Beijing, cn.boell.org en
中国改革论坛
[ China Reform Forum ]
Haikou City, crf.org.cn zh
Chinese Social Sciences Net
Beijing, cssn.cn en + zh
国务院发展研究中心
[ Development Research Center of the State Council ]
Beijing, drc.gov.cn zh
全国哲学社会科学工作办公室
[ National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning ]
Beijing, nopss.gov.cn zh
Our Hong Kong Foundation
Hong Kong, ourhkfoundation.org.hk en + zh
盘古智库
[ Pangoal Institution ]
Beijing, pangoal.cn zh
Tech :
China Academy of Information and Communications Technology
Beijing, caict.ac.cn en + zh
Urban Planning :
Urban & Innovation Environment Index
Guangzhou, uiei.org en
41 top French TECH think-tanks
Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority
arcep.fr en + fr
OPTIC
optictechnology.org en + fr
Renaissance Numérique
renaissancenumerique.org fr
Digital New Deal
thedigitalnewdeal.org en + fr
International Science Council
council.science en
Institut Sapiens
institutsapiens.fr fr
OECD.AI
oecd.ai en
AI-Regulation.com
ai-regulation.com en
Centre pour la Sécurité de l’IA
securite-ia.fr en
National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology
inria.fr/Artificial-Intelligence en
Institut Français des Relations Internationales
ifri.org/technologie/ en + fr
EU Cyber Direct
eucyberdirect.eu en
International Institute of Space Law
iisl.space en
Capgemini Research Institute
https://www.capgemini.com/high-tech en + fr
Hub France IA
hub-franceia.fr fr
Direction générale des Entreprises
entreprises.gouv.fr/numerique fr
Futuribles
futuribles.com/tech fr
Cigref
cigref.fr en + fr
Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information
cyber.gouv.fr fr
Conseil national du numérique
conseil-ia-numerique.fr fr
European Science-Media Hub
sciencemediahub.eu en
INCYBER Forum
europe.forum-incyber.com fr
Association Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie
anrt.asso.fr fr
Human Technology Foundation
human-technology-foundation.org en + fr
Conseil national du numérique
conseil-ia-numerique.fr fr
Numeum
numeum.fr fr
La Mednum
lamednum.coop fr
Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération
afnic.fr fr
Labo Société Numérique
( Programme Société Numérique de
l’Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires )
labo.societenumerique.gouv.fr en + fr
Centre pour la Sécurité de l’IA
securite-ia.fr en + fr
EuroStack Directory Project
euro-stack.com en
European Parliament Technology Assessment
eptanetwork.org en
Avolta
avolta.io en
Société française d’énergie nucléaire
sfen.org fr
HOP – Halte à l’obsolescence programmée
halteobsolescence.org en + fr
Nuclear Transparency Watch
nuclear-transparency-watch.eu en
Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs
andra.fr fr
Autorité de sûreté nucléaire et de radioprotection
asnr.fr fr
World Nuclear Industry Status Report
worldnuclearreport.org en
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
brgm.fr en + fr
Joint European Disruptive Initiative
jedi.foundation en
Opérateurs de compétences (OPCO) — top 6 des Observatoires
Observatoires régionaux France Travail — top 6
( + datascope.via-competences.fr )
observatoire-poleemploi-bfc.fr
observatoire-emploi-iledefrance.fr
observatoire-emploi-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
observatoire-emploi-occitanie.fr
observatoire-emploi-paysdelaloire.fr
et aussi, sur le site national :
francetravail.org/regions/bretagne
francetravail.org/regions/centre-val-de-loire
francetravail.org/regions/grand-est
francetravail.org/regions/hauts-de-france
francetravail.org/regions/normandie
www.francetravail.org/regions/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur
Directions régionales de l’économie, de l’emploi, du travail et des solidarités — Top 17
17 top French URBAN PLANNING & TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT think-tanks
Paris Urbanism Agency
apur.org en + fr
Agence d’Urbanisme de la Région Nantaise
auran.org fr
Banque des Territoires
Connaissance du Territoire, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
connaissance-territoire.maregionsud.fr fr
Assemblée des Départements de France
Expérimentations Urbaines (ADEME)
experimentationsurbaines.ademe.fr fr
Fédération Nationale des Agences d’Urbanisme
fnau.org fr
Fédération nationale des collectivités concédantes et régies
France urbaine
Intercommunalités de France
La Fabrique de la Cité
lafabriquedelacite.com en + fr
Observatoire des territoires (Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires)
observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr fr
Régions de France
Pacific Community
spc.int en + fr
Urban Innovative Actions
As a Working Programme :
Institut Paris Région
Direction régionale de l’environnement, de l’aménagement et du logement / Nouvelle-Aquitaine
nouvelle-aquitaine.developpement-durable.gouv.fr fr