Time Difference
- Please note that all indicated times correspond to Central European Summer Time [CEST] -
For Eastern Standard Summer Time [EST] deduct 6 hours, for Brasília Time [BRT] deduct 5 hours, for India Standard Time [IST] add 3.5 hours. For South Africa Standard Time [SAST], there is no time difference to CEST.
March 30 – Opening Day
Opening Plenary: Welcome / Greetings
- Mark Anner, Penn State University
- Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO
- Christoph Scherrer, University of Kassel and ICDD
- Hugo Dias, UNICAMP Brazil
Moderator: Mirko Herberg, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
Tribute to Kjeld/Joao with video and remarks by Antonio Lisboa
Plenary I
“The Path to Power: Union Organizing in the US”
Julie Su, Deputy Secretary of Labor, USA
Roundtable with US Union Activists
- Jennifer Bates, Organizing Committee Member Amazon Union Campaign
- Michael Foster, Organizer, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU)
- Sarah B. McCabe, Organizer, Maine AFL-CIO
- Deb Donovan, a Registered Nurse at Maine Medical Center and member of Maine State Nurses Association (NNU)
Moderator: Carlos Jiménez
Break
Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer/Executive Vice President, AFL-CIO: "Justice for All: How the AFL-CIO is Moving to Meet the Moment"
Plenary II
“Breaking the Trade Union ‘Glass Ceiling’”, A Conversation with Women Leaders
Carmen Foro, General Secretary, Unified Workers' Central (CUT), Brazil
Gabrielle Carteris, Actor and President of Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), USA
- Louisa Thipe, Second Deputy President, COSATU, South Africa
Stefanie Nutzenberger, Member of the Federal Executive Board, ver.di, Germany
Reema Nanavaty, National Coordinator, SEWA, India
Moderator: Cathy Feingold, Director International Department, AFL-CIO, USA
April 5 - Closing Day
Special Guest Speaker:
Olesia Briazgunova
International Secretary of the Ukrainian Free Trade Unions
Plenary I
Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6: Social Protection, Gender-Based Violence, Racism, Migrant Labour, Authoritarianism
Track speakers:
- Baba Aye, Track 1, Social Protection
- Jana Silverman, Track 2, Race and Gender-based Violence
- Mostafa Henaway, Track 5, Migration
- Frank Hoffer, Track 6, Authoritarianism
Trade union speakers:
- Ambet Yuson, General Secretary, BWI
- Rosa Pavanelli, General Secretary, PSI
- Myrtle Witbooi, President, IDWF
Moderator: Rebecca Tarlau, Penn State University
Break
Plenary II
Tracks 3, 4, 7: Just Transition, Platform Organizing, Global Supply Chains
Track speakers:
* Edlira Xhafa, Track 3, Just Transition
* Uma Rani, Track 4, Platform Organizing
* Mark Anner, Track 7, Global Supply Chains
Trade union speakers:
* Kemal Ozkan, Assistant General Secretary, IndustriALL
* Natalia Carrau, advisor on Labor and the Environment, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA)
* Christy Hoffman, General Secretary, UNI Global
Moderator: Christoph Scherrer, University of Kassel and ICDD
Final Thank You Session
- Elaine Hui, Penn State University
- Mirko Herberg, FES
- Hugo Dias, UNICAMP Brazil
- Cathy Feingold, AFL-CIO
Breakout Sessions on March 31, April 1 & April 4
Find the Sessions Programmehere.
Picture Credits:
Header Pictures 1, 3-6: Canva.com
Header Picture 2: picture alliance / abaca | Lafargue Raphael/ABACA