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Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape

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Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape

CENTRE FOR TRANSFORMATIVE REGULATION OF WORK (CENTROW)

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calendar thumb whiteCooperatives Between Worker Activism and Normalization - A Comparative Perspective

Who: #DemocratizingWork

What: International seminar

Where: Online

When: 26 October - 15 February 2023

Detail:

Watch the 1st of the
#DW Global Workshop in the Series
& Join the forthcoming events

 

On Wednesday October 5, together, we launched the #DemocratizingWork Global Workshop Series.. Sonia Maria DiasSuroto Ph and Morshed Mannan were extremely insightful in developing why and how cooperatives can contribute to democratizing, decommodifying and decarbonizing work. 


Watch the full recording here!!

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SAVE THE DATES
The #DW Global Workshop Series continues!

Below are the forthcoming online workshops in the series. We hope you can join us so we can continue to build our global research and practice community:

  • December 14, 2022: “Progress on Democratizing the Corporate Firm in Spain”, with Sara Lafuente Hernandez (University of Brussels-ETUI), and more
     
  • January 18, 2023: “Assessing Global Progress in Advancing the Job Guarantee”, with Pavlina Tcherneva (Bard College) and more
     
  • February 15, 2023: “Challenges faced by Democratizing Work in India”, with Neera Chandhoke (University of Delhi), Harsh Mander (Centre for Equity Studies, Delhi), and more
     

You will find more information about the #DW Global Workshop Series on this page.

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INVITATION
Democratize Work

Great events around the book Democratize Work. The Case for Reorganizing the Economy are taking place next week:
 

  • October 26: book discussion at Harvard Law School - Labor and Worklife Program, with Isabelle Ferreras (University of Louvain/Harvard Labor and Worklife Program) and Julie Battilana (HBS /HKS-SICI), Archon Fung (HKS), Marshall Ganz (HKS), Nien-hê Hsieh (HBS) and Anna Stansbury (MIT Sloan) as panelists, Sharon Block (HLS) as chair (Cambridge-Massachusetts and online)
     
  • October 27: “The Critical Challenges faced by the Quest for Better Work”, book discussion at Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la mondialisation et le travail (CRIMT), with Isabelle Ferreras (UCLouvain), Nicola Countouris (ETUI), David Doorey (York University), Adrienne Eaton (Rutgers University), Valeria Pulignano (KU Leuven) as speakers, and Janice Fine (Rutgers University) as chair (Montréal and online)

You will find more information about these and other forthcoming events on this page.

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WATCH
Il Manifesto del Lavoro

  • Click here to watch the highlights of the #DemocratizingWork Italian National Chapter General Assembly that took place on September 30-October 1 in Bologna.

    Change Makers Magazine published an article about this event, Democratizzare, demercificare, disinquinare. Arriva in Italia il network #DemocratizingWork”
     
  • Click here to watch the recording of “Lavoratori senza rappresentanza” (October 5, 2022), at Fondazione Feltrinelli, with our own Flavia Maximo (Universidade Federal de Outro Preto), discussing with Alain Supiot (Collège de France), Maurizio Landini (Segretario Generale della CGIL), Domenico De Masi (sociologo), and Fedra Negri (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca).

Onward and upward!


Julie Battilana (Harvard University), Isabelle Ferreras (University of Louvain/FNRS-Harvard LWP, Royal Academy of Belgium), Dominique Méda (University of Paris Dauphine PLS), with
Alyssa Battistoni (Barnard College), Adelle Blackett (McGill University), Julia Cagé (Sciences Po-Paris), Neera Chandhoke (University of Delhi), Lisa Herzog (University of Groningen), Imge Kaya Sabanci (IE Business School, Madrid), Sara Lafuente Hernandez (University of Brussels-ETUI), Hélène Landemore (Yale University), Flavia Maximo (Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil), Pavlina R. Tcherneva (Bard College-OSUN-Levy Institute),
the #DemocratizingWork Core Group

 

Call to action: Register online

For more info: mailto:

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calendar thumb whiteLLRN SUMMER SEMINAR SERIES

Who: Labor Law Research

What: Seminar

Where: Online

When: Central European Summertime CEST/Brussels time 8 – 9.30pm, 09 June - 09 June 2022

Detail:

LLRN SUMMER SEMINAR SERIES

SEMINAR 1
 
The future of unions and their role in the gig economy – 9 June 2022 (Central European Summertime CEST/Brussels time 8 – 9.30pm)

 The Future of Unions and Worker Representations Logo

 
What are the priorities for labour law reform that will help unions and workers to rebuild and organise, so as to bring gig workers within the protection of employment and labour laws? We will be discussing various issues arising in Australia, Europe and the USA, exploring options such as multi-employer bargaining, realistic thresholds for establishing the right to bargain through non-ballot methods, union rights of access to and communication with workers, and removing limits on strike action.
 
We welcome labour lawyers from any and every country to join and offer their perspectives.
 
We will begin by discussing Anthony Forsyth’s new book available at: 
offering perspectives from the USA (Veena Dubal), Italy (Emanuele Menegatti) and the European Trade Union Institute (Silvia Rainone).
 
The session will be chaired by Tonia Novitz (University of Bristol, Centre for Law at Work).
Register in advance for this meeting:
 
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
There is NO fee for attendance – this is free of charge.
 
Contact for further information:
 

 

SEMINAR_1_LLRN_SUMMER_ONLINE.pdf

Call to action: Register online

For more info: https://gmail.com

This event is either in progress or has ended.

 

calendar thumb whiteLabour Law and Inequality: Where have we come from and where are we going?

Who: Centre for Transformative Regulation of Work (CENTROW)

What: Webinar

Where: Online

When: 23 March - 23 March 2021

Detail:

The Centre for Transformative Regulation of Work celebrated its official launch on 23 March 2021. To mark this occasion, a webinar was held on the topic of Labour Law and Inequality: Where have we come from and where are we going?.

Speakers included:

Professor Sandra Fredman, Founder and Director of Oxford Human Rights Hub.

Professor Edward Webster, Distinguished Research Professor in the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies and Founder of the Society, Work and Development (SWOP).

Doctor Pamhidzai Bamu, Law Programme Coordinator for Africa at Women in Informal Employment Globalising and Organising (WIEGO).

 

Click here to watch the webinar.

Call to action:

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calendar thumb whiteAnnual Conference of the Platform Cooperative Consortium

Who: Institute for Ecological Economy Research

What: International seminar

Where: In-person (Berlin) & Virtual

When: Time of event TBC, 12 November - 18 November 2021

Detail:

#TheNewCommonSense
Forging the Cooperative Digital Economy

The Platform Cooperative Consortium is hosting two events:

One will be an in-person event taking place on 12 - 14 November 2021

One will be a virtual event taking place on 15 - 18 November 2021

You can also pre-register to receive more information regarding the two event above.

 

Register in advance below:

https://www.ioew.de/pre-registration-pcc-conference?txpowermailpi1%5Baction%5D=create&txpowermailpi1%5Bcontroller%5D=Form&cHash=4b57c365edefec4372cd375b4a66e1a7#c9752

Call to action: Register in advance

For more info:

This event is either in progress or has ended.

 

calendar thumb whiteTheory and Practice in the Global World of Platforms : Innovation and Regulation

Who: WageIndicator.org

What: Webinar

Where:

When: 14h00, 26 March - 26 March 2021

Detail:

 

Join our upcoming Reshaping Work Onward event: Theory & Practice in the Global World of Platform: Innovations and Regulation organized by WageIndicator Foundation! The event will focus on the latest regulations and innovations surrounding platforms. Latest insights from the data gathered by WageIndicator's Platform Workers: Decent Rights & Pay project will also be presented! You will have a chance to learn about innovative practices and first-hand experiences about the impact of regulations targeting platform workers.

The event will engage policy makers, labor organizers, academics, activists and platform workers in a multistakeholder debate.

We look forward to welcoming you! 

Call to action:

For more info: https://onward.reshapingwork.net/theory-practice-in-the-global-world-of-platforms-innovations-and-regulation/?utm_source=Reshaping+Work+Onward&utm_campaign=24ca38d4e0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_05_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e072a959cf-24ca38d4e0-221926613&mc_cid=24ca38d4e0&mc_eid=ace479fd96

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