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12th Global Labour University Conference in New Delhi

  • October 4, 2017 - October 6, 2017
Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker.

New Delhi, India

Home-based worker in India

Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage

The 12th Global Labour University (GLU) Conference took place on October 4th to 6th 2017 under the title “Reincarnation or Death of Neoliberalism? The rise of market authoritarianism and its challenges for labour”at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. Apart from GLU and JNU, the event was co-organized by the International Labour Organization and the International Centre For Development and Decent Work.

Delhi Focal City Coordinator, Shalini Sinha, attended the event. She was the moderator of the debate “Homeworkers in global supply chains”.

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