Conference Agenda

Session Overview

Date: Wednesday, 02/July/2025
8:00am	Registration starts from 8:00am Location: Entrance of the ILO Building - Door 5 (R2 north)
8:00am - 9:00am	☕ Welcome coffee and tea Location: Gobelins (R2 south)
9:00am - 9:30am	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 - 11:00am	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 - 11:30am	☕ Coffee break Location: Gobelins (R2 south)
11:30am - 1:00pm	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 - 2:30pm	🥣 Lunch break
1:30pm - 2:30pm	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 - 4:00pm	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 - 4:30pm	☕ Coffee break Location: Gobelins (R2 south)
4:30pm - 6:00pm	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 - 7:00pm	Information Session: Launch of the ILO Decent Work in Supply Chains Evidence Hub Location: Gobelins (R2 south) Chair: Dan Rees Discussants: Massimiliano Leone, Senior Communication and Advocacy Officer, ITCILO; Stephanie Barrientos, Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester, UK
6:30pm	Reception Location: Gobelins (R2 south)

Date: Thursday, 03/July/2025
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)

Date: Friday, 04/July/2025
8:00am	Registration starts from 8:00am Location: Entrance of the ILO Building - Door 5 (R2 north)
9:00am - 10:30am	Parallel Session 8.1: South African Labour Market: Informality, Unemployment, and Policy Responses Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Chair: Sher Verick	Parallel Session 8.2: Presentation and Discussion on Social Dialogue Report 2024 Location: Room C (R1 temporary building) Chair: Lieve Verboven	Parallel Session 8.3: Improving Job Quality: The Role of Collective Bargaining and Labour Regulation Location: Room B (R1 temporary building) Chair: Marlese Von Broembsen	Parallel Session 8.4: Wage Policies and Labour Market Outcomes Location: Room D (R1 temporary building) Chair: Elva Lopez Mourelo	Parallel Session 8.5: Special Session on Opportunities and Pitfalls of Work 4.0 Location: Room E (R1 temporary building) Chair: Uma Rani	Parallel Session 8.6: Protecting Vulnerable Workers: Addressing Discrimination, Harassment, and Marginalisation in the Workplace Location: Auditorium (Cinema Room) (R2 south) Chair: Lucy Taksa	Parallel Session 8.7: Beyond the Household: Recognising and Protecting Domestic Workers' Rights Location: Room II (R3 south) Chair: Abigail Osiki	Parallel Session 8.8: Special Session on Liberating Migrant Labour Location: Room A (R1 temporary building) Chair: Fabiola Mieres
10:30am - 11:00am	☕ Coffee break Location: Gobelins (R2 south)
11:00am - 12:30pm	Parallel Session 9.1: Co-sponsored Session with Levy Economics Institute on "Designing Effective Job Guarantee Programs" Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Chair: Mito Tsukamoto Chair: Kate Philip	Parallel Session 9.2: Productive Employment Opportunities, Power Resources and Labour Relations Location: Room C (R1 temporary building) Chair: Jeong-Hee Lee	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	Parallel Session 9.5: Regulating Platform Work in Brazil: Challenges, Opportunities, and Worker Perspectives Location: Room E (R1 temporary building) Chair: Gerry Rodgers	Parallel Session 9.6: Special Session 1: Decent Work as a Pathway Location: Auditorium (Cinema Room) (R2 south) Chair: Ishbel McWha-Hermann	Parallel Session 9.7: Special Session on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work Location: Room II (R3 south) Chair: Ira Postolachi	Parallel Session 9.8: Special Session on Experimenting in a State of Polycrisis Location: Room A (R1 temporary building) Chair: Dalia Gesualdi-Fecteau
12:30pm - 2:00pm	🥣 Lunch break
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Parallel Session 10.1: Measurement Approaches to Growth and Development Location: Library Room (Jura) (R2 south) Chair: Rick Samans	Parallel Session 10.2: Special Session on Challenging Automation and Gender Justice Location: Room C (R1 temporary building) Chair: Geeta Thatra Chair: Shardha Rajam	Parallel Session 10.3: Extending Social Protection to Workers in the Informal Economy: The Role of Policy Innovation and Social dialogue Location: Room B (R1 temporary building) Chair: Helmut Schwarzer	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	Parallel Session 10.5: Regulating the Platform economy: Lessons from the Global South Location: Room E (R1 temporary building) Chair: M. Six Silberman	Parallel Session 10.6: Special Session 2: Decent Work as a Pathway Location: Auditorium (Cinema Room) (R2 south) Chair: Ishbel McWha-Hermann	Parallel Session 10.8: Special Session on Protecting Workers with Chronic Illnesses Location: Room A (R1 temporary building) Chair: Valeria Filì
3:30pm - 4:00pm	☕ Coffee break Location: Gobelins (R2 south)
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Plenary 3: Rethinking our Economic Model for Decent Work and Human Development Location: Governing Body Room (R3 south) Chair: Rick Samans Panellists: Pedro Conceição, Director, UNDP; Danielle Guizzo, University of Bristol; Agustín Mario, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College & Universidad Nacional de Moreno; Sangheon Lee, ILO
5:30pm - 6:00pm	Closing remarks by Celeste Drake, Deputy Director General, ILO and Award of the RDW Prize Location: Governing Body Room (R3 south) Chair: Caroline Fredrickson Followed by remarks from academic partners: ● Gerhard Bosch, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany ● Jeong-Hee Lee, Korea Labour Institute, Korea, Republic of (South Korea) ● Dina Bishara, Cornell University, United States of America