The Department of Work, Employment and Organisation at the University of Strathclyde along with our regional and international partners would like to invite your participation in activities to launch the new Centre for the Political Economy of Labour www.politicaleconomyoflabour.org

Please register for each day you wish to attend.

TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2019

13.00-16.00

Venue: Royal College, Room 4.26, 204 George Street, Glasgow

Panel Discussion

'Worker's collective health, new workplace hazards and the environment'

Phil Taylor, University of Strathclyde
Luis Henrique da Costa Leao, Institute of Collective Health, Federal University of Mato Grosso
Ana Terra Teis, State University of Sao Paulo UNESP-Presidente

Reflection

Peter Clausing, Pesticide Action Network, Germany
Jim McCourt, Inverclyde Employment Rights Advice Centre
Elaine Webster & Miranda Geelhoed, Strathclyde Law School and Centre for Environmental Law Governance.

WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2019

12.00-16.00

Venue: Scottish Universities Insight Institute, Collins Building, 22 Richmond Street, Glasgow

Launch of the Centre for Political and Economy of Labour

Welcome:

Krishna Paudyal, Vice Dean (Research), University of Strathclyde

Introduction to Centre:

Dora Scholarios & Brian Garvey, Department of Work, Employment & Organisation, University of Strathclyde

Introduction to Themes/Projects

Labour in the Global South: Pratima Sambajee & Francis Portes Virginio (reflections from Reaz Chuttoo, Confederation of Public and Private Sector Workers)
Sustainable work and employment in an age of technological disruption: Phil Taylor & Dora Scholarios (reflections from Chandrima Roy, University of Leicester)
New enclosures, conflict and labour: Kendra Briken & Brian Garvey (reflections from Anna Terra Reis, UNESP-Presidente Prudente, Brazil)

Keynote Speakers

Pedro Fuentes, Chile SCDA
Jane Ragoo, Confederation of Public and Private Secotr Workers (CTSP)
Cailean Gallagher, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC)

Discussion and Conclusion

16.30-17.00

Closing Drinks and music with Sean McGarvey

Launch of Centre for Political Economy of Labour