Conference Time: 26th July 2025, 10:41:58pm CEST
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8:00am Registration starts from 8:00am Location: Entrance of the ILO Building - Door 5 (R2 north)
8:00am ☕ Welcome coffee and tea Location: Gobelins (R2 south)
9:00am Opening remarks by Celeste Drake, Deputy Director General, ILO (Video message) Location: Governing Body Room (R3 south) Chair: Caroline Fredrickson Followed by remarks from academic partners:
● Deirdre McCann, University of Durham, United Kingdom
● Rupa Banerjee, University of Toronto, Canada
● Jill Rubery, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
9:30am Plenary 1: Keynote Address: Prof. Sir Paul Collier on "Contributive Justice: Why Decent Work Matters and Why it is under Threat" Location: Governing Body Room (R3 south) Chair: Sangheon Lee
11:00am ☕ Coffee break Location: Gobelins (R2 south)
11:30am Parallel Session 1.1: Labour Market Outcomes: Role of FDI, Trade and Firm Dynamics Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Chair: Sangheon Lee Parallel Session 1.2: Transitions to Sustainable Digital Futures: Worker Voices Location: Room C (R1 temporary building) Chair: Jeong-Hee Lee Parallel Session 1.3: Special Session on Labor Market Outcomes of Collective Bargaining Location: Room B (R1 temporary building) Chair: Janna Besamusca Parallel Session 1.4: Rethinking Labour Regulation in the 21st Century Location: Room D (R1 temporary building) Chair: Valerie Van Goethem Parallel Session 1.5: Rethinking Labour Law for the Platform Economy: New Concepts and Approaches Location: Room E (R1 temporary building) Chair: Philippa Collins Parallel Session 1.6: Special Session on Historical Research on the ILO and the World of Work Location: Auditorium (Cinema Room) (R2 south) Chair: Dorothea Hoehtker Chair: Eileen Boris Parallel Session 1.7: Special Session on Gender Equality in the Changing World Order Location: Room II (R3 south) Parallel Session 1.8: Labour Conditions in Global Supply Chains: Evidence from Surveys and Case Studies Location: Room A (R1 temporary building) Chair: Arianna Rossi
1:00pm 🥣 Lunch break
1:30pm Book discussion: Temporary Labour Migration: Towards Social Justice? Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Introductory remarks: Gladys Cisneros, Chief, ILO Labour Migration Branch (MIGRANT)
Presenters : Fabiola Mieres, ILO Research Department and Christiane Kuptsch, ILO MIGRANT
Discussants: Leah F. Vosko, York University, Canada and Etienne Piguet, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2:30pm Parallel Session 2.1: Special Session on Decent Work through Trade and Investment Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Chair: Joyanna Pelivani Parallel Session 2.2: Worker Participation in Climate Action: Building Resilience and Promoting Just Transitions Location: Room C (R1 temporary building) Chair: Armanda Cetrulo Parallel Session 2.3: Self-employed and Left to Fend for Yourself? The Role of Legal Protections and Collective (bargaining) Rights Location: Room B (R1 temporary building) Chair: Christina Behrendt Parallel Session 2.4: Legislating the Right to Disconnect: International Experiences Location: Room D (R1 temporary building) Chair: Silvia Rainone Parallel Session 2.5: Innovative Approaches to Collective Bargaining in the Platform Economy: Case Studies from Europe and Asia Location: Room E (R1 temporary building) Chair: Jean-Michel Bonvin Parallel Session 2.6: Labour Law Reforms and Social Cohesion: Protecting Workers in Times of Austerity Location: Auditorium (Cinema Room) (R2 south) Chair: Franz Christian Ebert Parallel Session 2.7: Gender Equality and Economic Development: The Role of Women's Labour Force Participation Location: Room II (R3 south) Chair: Valeria Esquivel Parallel Session 2.8: Forced Labour and Human Trafficking in Global Supply Chains: A Cross-Country Perspective Location: Room A (R1 temporary building) Chair: Christina Teipen
4:00pm ☕ Coffee break Location: Gobelins (R2 south)
4:30pm Parallel Session 3.1: Beyond Formal and Informal: Rethinking Work and Employment in the 21st Century Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Chair: Dorothea Schmidt-Klau Parallel Session 3.2: Governing the Algorithmic Workplace: Protecting Workers in the Age of AI Location: Room C (R1 temporary building) Chair: Agnieszka Piasna Parallel Session 3.3: Wage Policies and Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence and Policy Implications Location: Room B (R1 temporary building) Chair: Sevane Ananian Parallel Session 3.4: Reinventing Labour Institutions: From Historical Perspectives to Future Challenges Location: Room D (R1 temporary building) Chair: Christiane Kuptsch Parallel Session 3.5: Building Worker Power in the Platform Economy: Strategies for Collective Bargaining and Advocacy Location: Room E (R1 temporary building) Chair: Dina Bishara Parallel Session 3.6: Special Session on Platform Work and Labour Relations in Latin America Location: Auditorium (Cinema Room) (R2 south) Chair: Mathew Johnson Parallel Session 3.7: Special Session on Decent Work in European Care Sectors Location: Room II (R3 south) Chair: Eva Kocher Parallel Session 3.8: Worker Voice and Labour Governance: Strategies for Empowering Workers in Global Supply Chains Location: Room A (R1 temporary building) Chair: David Kucera
6:00pm Information Session: Launch of the ILO Decent Work in Supply Chains Evidence Hub Location: Gobelins (R2 south) Chair: Dan Rees Discussants:
6:30pm Reception Location: Gobelins (R2 south)
