7th Regulating for Decent Work Conference, 6-9 July, 2021
Conference Programme
Tuesday, July 6: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world of work in 2020-21
Session 1: Gender, Youth and Inequalities
15h45 – 17h00 CET
Chair: Sangheon LeeThe consequences of the implemented COVID-19 measures on gender-specific labour market inequalities: A global perspective
Stephanie Steinmetz, Kea Tijdens, Pablo de Pedraza and Janna Besamusca
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Fighting to stay alive: Domestic workers resisting the COVID-19 crisis
Louisa Acciari
On the nature of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth labour markets: A cross-country analysis
Niall O’Higgins, Sher Verick and Adam Elsheikhi
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COVID-19 in the US: Poverty and wage inequality effects by race, gender and education
Borja Gambau, Juan César Palomino, Juan Gabriel Rodríguez and Raquel Sebastian
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Session 2: Divided world: Global supply chains, informality and telework
17h15 – 18h30 CET
Chair: Aguinaldo MacienteThe unequal impacts of COVID-19 in the global garment supply chain:
Evidence from India, Honduras, Ethiopia and Myanmar
Genevieve LeBaron, Penelope Kyritsis, Perla Polanco Leal and Michael Marshall
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COVID-19 and informal work: Distinct pathways of impact and recovery in 11 cities around the world
Martha Chen, Erofili Grapsa, Ghida Ismail and Marcela Valdivia
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COVID-19, informality and employability
Juan Chacaltana, Julio Perez and Sergio Quispe
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Working from home and the explosion of enduring divides: Income, employment and safety risks
Armanda Cetrulo, Dario Guarascio and Maria Enrica Virgillito
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Session will be in Spanish, with English translation
Latin America Session: Protection or precariatisation of workers in Latin America during COVID-19 pandemic
19h – 20h15 CET
Chair: Roxana MaurizioPrecarisation or Protection? The impact of digital platform labour for domestic workers in Argentina in times of pandemic
Francisca Pereyra, Loerna Poblete, Cecilia Poggi and Ania Tizziani
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Professional qualification and low-skilled youth: Analysis of policies in MERCOSUR Member-States in the COVID-19 pandemic
Maria Fonseca, Olivia Pasqualeto and Catharina Scodro
Presentation Eng, Presentation Spanish, Paper
The (di)protection of employment during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
Valéria Mariscal, Fernanda Almeida and Isabela Barros
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Reconocer el trabajo de cuidado en Colombia: Una Deuda histórica con las mujeres
Yaneth Vargas
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Wednesday, July 7: Labour and social protection policies in the crisis response
Asia Session: Innovative responses in Asia as a response to crisis
9h30 – 10h45 CET
Chair: Jeong-Hee LeeUnfair dismissal and Coronavirus pandemic: Adaptations and creative responses from Australia’s Fair Work Commission
Gabrielle Elisabeth Golding
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Job seekers’ learning attitudes in the face of digital disruptions and the COVID-19 pandemic: Investigating an upskilling programme in Singapore
Peng Ho Oh, Brigid Trenerry, Sreeja Nair and et al
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Unemployment insurance and the future of social protection program for workers in Indonesia
Nabiyla Risfa Izzati
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Young Scholars Session 1: COVID-19 impacts on vulnerable workers
13h – 14h15 CET
Chair: Sarosh KuruvillaThe pandemic and migration crisis in India: Stories from the hinterland
Pankaj Kumar Naik and Sonal Ann D'souza
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The perceptions and experiences of informal workers towards social protection: The case of the informal sector in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
Shaka Bob
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Session 3: Labour and social protection policies for certain groups of workers
14h30 – 16h00 CET
Chair: Jill RuberyThe Nordic COVID-19 relief packages for freelancers and start-up companies: When inclusive measures fragments
Trine Pernille Larsen and Anna Ilsøe
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The reaction of entertainment workers to the COVID-19: A cooperative case study
Francesca Martinelli
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Social protection amongst informal workers in Kenya and Tanzania: The role of informal worker associations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Nina Torm and Lone Riisgaard
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Are short-time work schemes protecting temporary workers? A dual labour market amid COVID-19 pandemic
Miguel Ángel Malo
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Session 4: Policies to protect workers during the pandemic
16h15 – 17h45 CET
Chair: Janine BergGiving aid to those most in need: Improving Brazil’s emergency COVID-19 benefit
Ana Virginia Moreira Gomes, Eduardo Rocha Dias and Anil Verma
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COVID-19 from Crisis to Response: Empirical evidence from readymade garment manufacturing sector in Bangladesh
Md Zohurul Islam, Md Mustafa Saroar and Md Mizanur Rahman
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Employers’ use of Furlough and Job retention support in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mark Stuart, David Spencer, Christopher Forde and Christopher J Mclachlan
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Work from home practices in the era of COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: A way forward?
Dzurizah Ibrahim, Kamsiah Mabaloh and Nur Ain Alifuddin
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Thursday, July 8: Governance, regulation and collective bargaining
Europe Session: Addressing wages and working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic
10h – 12h CET
Chair: Maurizio BussiWage inequality and poverty effects of lockdown and social distancing in Europe
Juan César Palomino, Juan Gabriel Rodríguez and Raquel Sebastian
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Keeping wage low: In France, no real labour shortage but rationing of seasonal workers and occupational travellers during COVID
Arnaud Le Marchand
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Workers’ protection in COVID at the employer’s expense: Russian experience
Elena Sychenko
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Organising an industrial action ballot to protect jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of a UK University and the University and Colleges Union
James Richards and Vaughan Ellis
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Discussants:
- Christian Lyhne Ibsen, University of Copenhagen
- Óscar Molina, Institute for Labour Studies, Barcelona
Young Scholars Session 2: Regulatory Institutions: Are there lessons from the pandemic?
13h – 14h15 CET
Chair: Deirdre McCannOccupation safety and health and workplace health promotion: An essential area for a recovery from COVID-19 based on decent work
Silvia Fernández Martinez
Workers’ organisations responses to crisis: Examining the case of domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
Fernanda Teixeira
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COVID-19 and the work of trade unions: New challenges, adaptation and renewal
Tom Hunt
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Digital platforms and the world of work: Towards a fairer redistribution of risks
Despoina Georgiou
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Session 5: The continuing evolution of labour governance in global supply chains
14h30 – 16h00 CET
Chair: Arianna RossiThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on garment workers and three labour governance mechanisms for addressing decent work deficits
Mark Anner
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"Re-sellers" as intermediaries implementing social standards in public procurement: Reconceptualising public governance in the electronics industry global production network
Helena Graef and Gale Raj-Reichert
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How the past of outsourcing and offshoring is the future of post-pandemic remote work: A typology, a model, and a review
Chris Erickson and Peter Norlander
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Session 6: Organising for improving labour regulation
16h15 – 17h45 CET
Chair: Susan HayterThe impact of COVID-19 on private regulation: The case of the living wage
Edmund Heery, Deborah Hann and David Nash
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Nurses and Unionisation: What lessons can we draw from the COVID-19 pandemic?
Susana Barria, Ipsha Chaand, Indira Chakravarthy, Richa Chintan and et al
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Towards a stronger EU approach on the trade labour nexus? Pre and post ratification impacts, domestic labour reforms and social struggles in the context of the EU Vietnam Free Trade Agreement
Kristoffer Marslev and Cornelia Staritz
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Friday, July 9: The post COVID-19 world of work: In search of a human-centred recovery
Africa Session: Impact of COVID-19 on workers in Africa
10h15 – 11h15 CET
Chair: Aminata MaigaCOVID-19’s impact on the labour markets in middle-income countries: The case of South Africa
Sher Verick
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Hope or despair? The resilience and efficacy of Botswana’s dispute resolution system in times of crisis, with reference to COVID-19 emergency regulations
Edward Aden Tswaipe
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COVID-19 pandemic, a war to win: Assessing its impact on the domestic work sector in Nigeria
Abigail Osiki, Taiwo Hassan, Prisca Osiki and Vincent Oniga
Session 7: Governance mechanisms to address world of work struggles during COVID-19 pandemic
14h – 15h15 CET
Chair: Kea TijdensRecognizing the imperative need to step up integration efforts of occupational health and safety provisions in trade and investment agreements
Ivan Williams Jimenez
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Why conflict between economic development and rights governance is inevitable
Desiree LeClercq
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Sliding scales of health and harm: Lessons from PPE procurement in a crisis
Olga Martin-Ortega, Martina Trusgnach and Cindy Berman
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From San José to Geneva: How the Inter-American System of Human Rights can inform the inclusion of safe and healthy working conditions within the ILO’s Fundamental Rights Framework
Mauro Pucheta and Renan Kalil
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Session 8: Policies for a post COVID-19 world of work
15h30 – 16h45 CET
Chair: Gerhard BoschBack to the future: Towards a fairer recovery with taking responsibility
Aelim Yun
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Corona pandemic and the world of work: Employment crisis and need of visible government hands
Farida Jalal
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The European Employment Strategy at 2021: Performance, perspectives and prospects post-COVID
Mark Smith and Paola Villa
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The road less travelled? Three different scenarios for the Decent Work Agenda after COVID-19
Mathew Johnson, Damian Grimshaw and Eva Herman
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