Conference Time: 26th July 2025, 10:40:56pm CEST
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8:00am
Registration starts from 8:00am Location: Entrance of the ILO Building - Door 5 (R2 north)
9:00am - 10:30am
Parallel Session 4.1: Special Session on Decent Work and the Sustainable Development Goals Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Chair: Christoph Scherrer
Parallel Session 4.2: Innovative Approaches to Organising Precarious Workers: Building Power in the Informal Economy Location: Room C (R1 temporary building) Chair: Olivia de Quintana Figueiredo Pasqualeto
Parallel Session 4.3: Book Presentation on Social Law 4.0 Location: Room B (R1 temporary building) Chair: Olga Chesalina
Parallel Session 4.4: Beyond Compliance: Rethinking Labour Law Enforcement to Address Exploitation Location: Room D (R1 temporary building) Chair: Martin Oelz
Parallel Session 4.5: Beyond the Algorithm: Understanding the Human Impact of Platform Work Location: Room E (R1 temporary building) Chair: Aditya Ray
Parallel Session 4.6: Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability in the Workplace: Legal and Regulatory Approaches Location: Auditorium (Cinema Room) (R2 south) Chair: Morgan Williams
Parallel Session 4.7: Special Session on Digital Intermediaries in Domestic and Care Work Location: Room II (R3 south) Chair: Claire Elizabeth Hobden Chair: Lorena Poblete
Parallel Session 4.8: Occupational Health and Safety in Global Supply Chains: Addressing the Risks to Workers' Health Location: Room A (R1 temporary building) Chair: Ockert Dupper
10:30am - 11:00am
☕ Coffee break Location: Gobelins (R2 south)
11:00am - 12:30pm
Parallel Session 5.1: Digitalisation and Labour Market Dynamics: Exploring the Impact on Skills, Wages, and Employment Opportunities Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Chair: Olga Strietska-Ilina
Parallel Session 5.2: Empowering Workers in a Changing World: Agency, Participation, and Social Dialogue Location: Room C (R1 temporary building) Chair: Greg J Bamber
Parallel Session 5.3: Special Session on Living Wages and Decent Work Location: Room B (R1 temporary building) Chair: Paulien Osse
Parallel Session 5.4: Strengthening Labour Law Enforcement: Exploring New Strategies Location: Room D (R1 temporary building) Chair: Aristea Koukiadaki
Parallel Session 5.5: Regulating Platform Work: Challenges and Opportunities for Workers' Rights and Protections Location: Room E (R1 temporary building) Chair: Dafne Papandrea
Parallel Session 5.6: Special Session on World Bank's Business Ready Project Location: Auditorium (Cinema Room) (R2 south) Chair: Deirdre McCann
Parallel Session 5.7: Special Session on Digital Intermediaries in Domestic and Care Work Location: Room II (R3 south) Chair: Francisca Pereyra Chair: Anna Olsen
Parallel Session 5.8: Enforcing Compliance and Labour Governance: Innovative Approaches Location: Room A (R1 temporary building) Chair: Fabiola Mieres
12:30pm - 2:00pm
🥣 Lunch break
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Information Session: Introducing 'Work-Net International' Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Chair: Jill Rubery Other Speakers:
Caroline Fredrickson, ILO;
Dalia Gesualdi-Fecteau, University of Montreal
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Parallel Session 6.1: Decent Work in Diverse Contexts: Rethinking Policies and Institutions Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Chair: Christoph Scherrer
Parallel Session 6.2: Social Dialogue and the Informal Economy: Building Bridges for Inclusive Labour Relations Location: Room C (R1 temporary building) Chair: Elizabeth Frantz
Parallel Session 6.3: Remote Work: Implications for Labour Market Institutions and Work-life balance Location: Room B (R1 temporary building) Chair: Christiane Kuptsch
Parallel Session 6.4: Innovations in Labour Regulation and Enforcement: Global Perspectives Location: Room D (R1 temporary building) Chair: Leah Vosko
Parallel Session 6.5: Regulating Platform Work in India: Emerging Legal Frameworks and Worker Experiences Location: Room E (R1 temporary building) Chair: Miriam Cherry
Parallel Session 6.6: Special Session on Normative Frameworks for Social Justice Location: Auditorium (Cinema Room) (R2 south) Chair: Corinne Vargha Chair: Sukti Dasgupta
Parallel Session 6.7: Platformisation of Care and Domestic Work: Reshaping Labour Relations and the Boundaries of Decent Work Location: Room II (R3 south) Chair: Anam Parvez Butt
Parallel Session 6.8: Access to Rights and Justice for Migrant Workers: Challenges and Strategies Location: Room A (R1 temporary building) Chair: Fabiola Mieres
3:30pm - 4:00pm
☕ Coffee break Location: Gobelins (R2 south)
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Parallel Session 7.1: Special Session on the Politics of Unpaid Labour Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Chair: Uma Rani
Parallel Session 7.2: Gender Equality in the Workplace: New Approaches to Worker Representation Location: Room C (R1 temporary building) Chair: Suneha Seetahul
Parallel Session 7.3: Sectoral Variations in Worker representation: Perspectives from Manufacturing, Banking, and E-Commerce Location: Room B (R1 temporary building) Chair: Dora Sari
Parallel Session 7.4: Beyond Traditional OSH: Addressing the Impacts of Technology and Informal Work on Worker Well-being Location: Room D (R1 temporary building) Chair: Claire La Hovary
Parallel Session 7.5: Exploring the Impact of AI, Automation, and Platformisation on Labour Markets Location: Room E (R1 temporary building) Chair: Carin Håkansta
Parallel Session 7.6: Special Session on Institutional Change in Times of War Location: Auditorium (Cinema Room) (R2 south) Chair: Eva Kocher
Parallel Session 7.7: Role of Labour Institutions in Protecting Vulnerable Workers: Case Studies from Healthcare and Domestic Work Location: Room II (R3 south) Chair: Ivana Pais
Parallel Session 7.8: Book discussion: Migrant Work by Another Name: Differential Inclusion and Precarity in Canada’s International Mobility Program Location: Room A (R1 temporary building) Chair: Adelle Blackett
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Plenary 2: Access to Protection and Legal Rights Location: Governing Body Room (R3 south) Chair: Caroline Fredrickson Presenters: Professor Guy Davidov and Professor Kamala Sankaran (member of the ILO Committee of Experts)
Discussant: Adelle Blackett (Senior Adviser to the DG, ILO)