Reinhard Naumann holds a degree in political science. Since 1991, he does research in Portuguese employment policies and industrial relations. He is Portuguese correspondent of the European Centre of Expertise in the field of labour law, employment and labour market policies (ECE) and of the European Observatory of Working Life (EURWORK). From 1996 until 2021 he was director of the representation of the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Portugal. Reinhard Naumann’s research activity has consisted of national contributions on Portugal in comparative studies such as the research project “Extending Labour Protection” (ILO, 2014-2015) and in political consultancy such as the Mutual Learning Programme under the European Employment Strategy (e.g. Lisbon 2017: Collective bargaining (Host Country Paper); Minimum wage, Cyprus 2019; Platform work, Berlin 2020) and the evaluation of European programmes (Globalisation Fund, Equality, Social Fund). Within his areas of expertise (industrial relations and employment policies) two topics are of particular importance: Wage setting mechanisms (collective bargaining and mandatory minimum wage) and structures and strategies of organized interest (employers’ associations and trade unions).