At this year’s SASE Conference in Montréal, CELSI Managing Director Marta Kahancová made a remarkable contribution by presenting multiple papers and chairing sessions on some of today’s most pressing labour issues.

Held at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal, Québec, Marta engaged with a diverse community of international scholars, sharing new insights and research results from CELSI, as well as from the WageIndicator Foundation.

Her presentations examined wage bargaining trends across nine European countries and four sectors, analysed labour standards and social dialogue in the Global South’s garment industry, and introduced the “Living Tariff” concept as a benchmark for fair pay in the gig economy.

In addition to presenting, Marta moderated a high-level Book Salon session on the ILO’s Social Dialogue Report 2024, sparking critical discussion about the role of peak-level social dialogue in addressing global socio-economic challenges.

We’re proud to see CELSI’s leadership and research helping shape the global conversation on decent work, institutional innovation, and the future of labour standards.

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Abstracts & more info:

The abstract of the paper “Wage bargaining in the context of liberalization of industrial relations in Europe: A comparison of nine countries and four sectors,” co-authored by Marta Kahancová (CELSI) and Janna Besamusca (WageIndicator Foundation) at: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/37937/submission/385

The abstract of the paper “Safeguarding Institution Building in the Global South: Revisiting Labor Standards and Social Dialogue Processes in the Textile and Garment Industry in Ethiopia and Indonesia,” co-authored by Marta Kahancová (CELSI), Daniela Ceccon (Wageindicator Foundation), Gashaw Tesfa Alemu (Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Ethiopia), and Nadia Pralita (Wageindicator Foundation, Jakarta, Indonesia) at: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/37937/submission/543

The abstract of the paper “Experimenting with institutional benchmarks for new forms of work: the living tariff concept as wage standard in the gig economy”, co-authored by Marta Kahancová (CELSI) and Martijn Arets (Wageindicator Foundation) at: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/37937/submission/541

On Friday, July 11, CELSI Managing Director Marta Kahancová also moderated the Book Salon session, that presented and discussed the new ILO flagship report, entitled ILO Social Dialogue Report 2024: Peak-level social dialogue for economic development and social progress.

The report explores the critical role of 'peak-level' social dialogue (PLSD) in advancing economic and social development, driving the continuing environmental and digital transitions, and accelerating progress towards the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.