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Session Overview
Location: Room D (R1 temporary building)
Date: Wednesday, 02/July/2025
11:30am
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1:00pm
Parallel Session 1.4: Rethinking Labour Regulation in the 21st Century
Location: Room D (R1 temporary building)
Chair: Valerie Van Goethem
 

Regulating for Decent Work: A Thematic Analysis of Namibia's Informal Economy

Valentina Schaneck



The Potential of Non-Judicial Mechanisms in Promoting Informal Workers’ Rights along Global Supply Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa

Maureen Kalume



Can Logistics Rules Shape Forms of E-commerce Platform Labour? Examining the De Minimis Policy Debate

Christopher Foster

2:30pm
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4:00pm
Parallel Session 2.4: Legislating the Right to Disconnect: International Experiences
Location: Room D (R1 temporary building)
Chair: Silvia Rainone
 

The Right to Disconnect: Legal Protection in a Digitalised Work Environment

Thandekile Phulu



Balancing Legal Frameworks and Workplace Policies in Regulating the Right to Disconnect

Irmina Anna Miernicka



Right to Disconnect in Portugal: From a “Gangster” Legislation to an Unenforceable Law

Duarte Abrunhosa e Sousa



Invisible Overtime and the Right to Disconnect: An Analysis of China

Guotong Shen

4:30pm
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6:00pm
Parallel Session 3.4: Reinventing Labour Institutions: From Historical Perspectives to Future Challenges
Location: Room D (R1 temporary building)
Chair: Christiane Kuptsch
 

The Indecency of the Right to Disconnect

David Mangan



The ILO’s Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group: A Model for the Future?

Iris Bartelt



Sociovigilance: An Innovative Framework to Reinvent Labour Institutions and Protect Worker Health and Dignity

Nina Tarhouny

Date: Thursday, 03/July/2025
9:00am
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10:30am
Parallel Session 4.4: Beyond Compliance: Rethinking Labour Law Enforcement to Address Exploitation
Location: Room D (R1 temporary building)
Chair: Martin Oelz
 

An Injurious Legacy: How the Key Legal Concepts of South Asian Labour Laws Undermine their Implementation

Sean Cooney, Elena Gerasimova, Tvisha Shroff



How Do Companies Respond to Forced Labour Transparency Laws? A Case Study of Lululemon Athletica

Kaitlyn Matulewicz, Marlea Joy Clarke



Thirty Years of Combating Slave Labor in Brazil: Challenges to the Effectiveness of Inspections and the Protection of Labor Rights

Giovana Paula Ramos Silveira Leite, Cristiane Maria Sbalqueiro Lopes, André Rezende Soares Lino

11:00am
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12:30pm
Parallel Session 5.4: Strengthening Labour Law Enforcement: Exploring New Strategies
Location: Room D (R1 temporary building)
Chair: Aristea Koukiadaki
 

Behind the Scenes: The Central Role of Supervisors in Ensuring Decent Work for Low-Tier Workers with Disabilities in Remote Areas

Riani Rachmawati



Addressing Legal and Institutional Barriers to Child Labour Regulation: Insights from the Informal Handloom Sector in India

Sumana Lahiri, Nausheen Nizami



Informality and Decent Work Deficits in the Lower Tiers of the Construction Supply Chain: The Need to Regulate Multilayer Subcontracting

Leona May Zabala Dalioan, Emily Christi Armayan Cabegin

2:00pm
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3:30pm
Parallel Session 6.4: Innovations in Labour Regulation and Enforcement: Global Perspectives
Location: Room D (R1 temporary building)
Chair: Leah Vosko
 

Recognising Labour Inspectors as Human Rights Defenders: Emotional Exhaustion on the Frontline Against Modern Slavery in Brazil

Maurício Krepsky Fagundes



Lighthouse Effect or Dual Labor Markets? Evidence from Informal Workers in Greece

Lida Vrisiida Vandorou



Can Collective Bargaining Overcome Institutional Arbitrage in International Employment? Evidence from China's Ocean Shipping Industry

Yi Sui, Hao Zhang

4:00pm
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5:30pm
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
 

Decent Work and Mental Well-being: Analysing the Impact of Employment Quality on Informal Workers’ Mental Health in Thailand

Thanh Phuong Bui, Minh Tam Bui



Content Moderation and Mental Well-Being in India and Kenya: A Legal Framework

Abigail Osiki, Neha Vyas



Decent Work and Ship Breaking Industry: A Case Study of Alang Ship Breaking Yard

Hrudanand Gunanidhi Misra



Can International Labour Standards Play an Enabling Role in Advancing the Decency of Employment in Forestry?

Rattiya Suddeephong Lippe, Jörg Schweinle

Date: Friday, 04/July/2025
9:00am
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10:30am
Parallel Session 8.4: Wage Policies and Labour Market Outcomes
Location: Room D (R1 temporary building)
Chair: Elva Lopez Mourelo
 

Exploring India's Transition from Minimum Wage to Living Wages: Views from Industry Stakeholders

Biju Varkkey, Sunny Wadhwaniya



Regulating Earned Wage Access: A Case Study on the Role of Labour Regulations in Balancing Benefits and Risks to Workers' Access to Digital Financial Services

Andrej Slivnik, Alice Merry



Minimum Wage Compliance in Rural India: The Role of Employment Guarantee Schemes

Arindam Das, Bheemeshwar Reddy A



Wage Inequality among Blue-Collar Workers in Qatar after Labor Reforms

Rashid Memon, Abdoulaye Diop, Kien Le Trung, Lina Bader



How the Minimum Wage Affects Inequality between Social Groups

Pranjal Gupta, Mohd. Imran Khan

11:00am
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12:30pm
Parallel Session 9.4: Special Session on Mandatory Mediation and Effectiveness of the Labour Law
Location: Room D (R1 temporary building)
Chair: Duygu Hatipoğlu Aydın
 

Impact of Mandatory Mediation on the Effectiveness of the Labour Law: Turkish Experience

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

Mediation Experiences of Employees: The Discrepancy Between Promises and Facts

Duygu Hatıpoğlu Aydın

 

Mandatory Mediation as a Potential Tool for Manipulating Employees

Çağla Erdogan

 

(Un)Constitutionality of Mandatory Mediation in Turkish Labor Law

Orhan Emre Konuralp

 

Mandatory Mediation: Are Employees’ Fundamental Rights up for Negotiation?

Münevver Temir

 

Evaluation of the Current and Potential Effects of Mandatory Mediation on Informal Employees

Hasan Karakaya, Burak Yücekaya

2:00pm
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3:30pm
Parallel Session 10.4: Special Session on Strengthening Labour and Social Protection for Domestic Worker
Location: Room D (R1 temporary building)
Chair: Claire Elizabeth Hobden
 

From Insights to Impact: Leveraging Behavioural Science to Strengthen Labour and Social Protection

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

Tackling Violence, Harassment, and Discrimination in the World of Work: Experimental Evidence from Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia

Enrique Fatas, Lina Restrepo-Plaza, Paulius Yamin-Slotkus

 

Using Behavioral Insights to Facilitate Due Diligence Actions by Employers of Domestic Workers in Hong Kong

Mario Herberz

 

Applying Behavioural Science to Promote Registration to Social Security among Domestic Workers: Comparative Evidence Across Countries

Lucia Freira, Claire Hobden


 
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