This celebratory event will launch the new book, “Social Justice and the World of Work: Possible Global Futures”, edited by Brian Langille and Anne Trebilcock in honour of Francis Maupin, Former ILO legal adviser and Special Adviser to the ILO Director-General.

Join us to explore the concept of social justice at work, re-imagine the trajectory for international organizations, and celebrate the contributions of Francis Maupain - an inspiration for those who, in a changing world, seize opportunities for creativity in the pursuit of global justice at work.

We invite you to join us for the presentation of the book: At Your Service? : The Promise of Services-Led Development by co-author Gaurav Nayyar, and a debate with Amb. Manuel J. Antonio Teehankee, moderated by Prof. Richard Baldwin.

The world of work is evolving at an exponential rate, and significant shifts are expected. COVID-19 was a warm-up lap and an accelerator of changes, but many still lie ahead. At the same time, the growing complexity is making employees and employers alike anxious about the future of work. The HR function is inevitably finding itself at the center of this turmoil and needs to undergo major changes.

After months of virtual events and networking sessions come and join us for an informal gathering to get to know the TASC Youth Thinking Ahead Hub community and some of the members of the TASC Platform working to advance the Future of Work.

On-location platform work has been hitting headlines across the globe with concerns, disputes, and rapid developments in the employment status and conditions of workers - whether driving taxi’s, delivering food, or stocking warehouses. In contrast, online platform work is more invisible and less discussed – however its global nature makes it a high potential arena for both digitization and internationalization of work. This webinar aims to explore the nature and quality of virtual expert work on online labour market platforms, and its possibilities and challenges for expert workers and businesses outsourcing work at both national and international levels.

This event is the second in our new ‘TASC Break’ series, where the TASC Platform hosts short and informal session to share new insights and meet the people behind the papers. We are thrilled to hand the reins to three of our TASC Future Leaders – Fabiola Maza, Amy Nguyen and Michelle Olguin, Masters students in International Affairs at the Graduate Institute Geneva, to present the findings of their Capstone Project “Crowdwork and the Trade Regime: Opportunities and Challenges”, conducted in partnership with the International Labour Organisation.

Grab a coffee and join us for a short and informal session with Martine Humblet and Sergei Soares, co-authors of the new International Labour Organization (ILO) report on “Working from home: From invisibility to decent work”.

Over the last year, the global workforce has experienced a massive shift to online remote work enabled by digital transformation and radically accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. As the phenomenon of remote working matures, the ability for workers to provide services in other nations – Telemigration – could become an increasingly viable development pathway.

In partnership with Colombia + Competitiva, the TASC Platform has been exploring the potential for digitally enabled service exports, or Telemigration, to become an important aspect of Colombia’s internationalization in coming years.

With Richard Baldwin, Jeisson Cardenas and Cristina Fernandez to discuss the background, methodology, policy recommendations and potential broader applications of this new research.