International Labour Process Conference focused on fair work
The 41st International Labour Process Conference (ILPC) took place at Strathclyde from April 12–14 with over 300 delegates attending the conference at the Technology and Innovation Centre (TiC) and 60 delegates joining online.
The Department of Work, Employment and Organisation successfully hosted the conference organised by Professor Ian Cunningham, Dr Kendra Briken, Dr Brian Garvey, Dr Anastasios Hadjisolomou, Dr Pratima Sambajee, Karen Morrison and Dr Darren McGuire. The organising committee was supported by Debbie Campbell, Alan McCleave, Collaboration Technology Specialist, and PhD students, Anya Kaufmann, Bianca Vasquez-Pistorio, Brian Finlay, Dustin Hafki, Frankline Banda, Jim Doran (University of Glasgow), Lin Batten, Marina Nikolova, Paul Prescott, and Princess Okechukwu throughout the three-day conference.
Annually, the conference brings together academics and policy makers from the sociology of work and employment, business and management studies, human resource management, industrial relations, organisational analysis, and a range of other disciplines to discuss and critically assess developments in work organisation, present their research and stimulate debate, collaboration and publication.
This year’s conference focused on 'Fair and Decent Work in the Global Economy? Achieving fair and decent work is a complex, ongoing challenge in all forms of employment'. The theme of Fair and Decent Work also embraces a wide variety of interpretations, with regulatory interventions at various levels (ie via International Labour Organisation, European Union, National, Devolved/Federal governments, Sectoral and Regional).
Keynotes were delivered by Benjamin Selwyn, Professor of International Development and International Relations at the University of Sussex; Vivek Soundararajan, Associate Professor in International Management at the University of Bath School of Management; Marcela Vecchione-Gonçalves, Associate Professor at the Centre for Advanced Amazonian Studies at the Federal University of the State of Pará, Brazil; Jan Ch Karlsson, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Department of Working Life Science, Karlstad University, Sweden; and Patricia Findlay, Distinguished Professor of Work and Employment Relations at the University of Strathclyde.
ILPC is a global conference. Delegates travelled from across the UK, Europe, Asia and North and South America to enjoy the conference at TiC and social events including dinner at Oran Mor and a civic reception hosted by The Rt Hon The Lord Provost of Glasgow at the City Chambers.
Published: 3 May 2023
