The second event of the ERC project “DomEQUAL” is dedicated to celebrating the International day for domestic workers’ rights with a symposium in which activists and researchers will confront on the main issues that have emerged so far, and new challenges ahead.
Programme
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Thursday 15 June, 15.00-19.00
DOMESTIC WORKERS INTERSECTING OTHER STRUGGLES
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15.00 Welcome Speach and Presantation of the DomEQUAL project
Michele Bugliesi, Rector of Ca’ Foscari University
Sabrina Marchetti, PI DomEQUAL project, Ca’ Foscari University
15.30 Roundtable 1:
ANTI-RACIST AND FEMINIST MOVEMENTS
Chair: Eloisa Betti, Univ. RomaTre, Italy
Jennifer Fish, Old Dominion Univ., USA
Myrtle Witbooi, IDWF, South Africa
Cristina Vega Solìs, FLACSO Univ., Ecuador
Valeria Ribeiro Corossacz, Modena Univ., Italy
17.00 Coffee Break
17.30 Roundtable 2:
WORKERS’ ORGANISATIONS AND TRADE UNIONS
Chair: Raffaella Maioni, Acli-colf, Italy
Eileen Boris, Santa Barbara Univ., USA
Sonal Sharma, J. Hopkins Univ., USA
Ip Fish, IDWF, Hong Kong
Mary Goldsmith, UAM Xochimilco Univ., Mexico
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*Friday 16 June, 9:30-13.30*
WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED AND VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE
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9.30 LAUNCH OF THE BOOK “DOMESTIC WORKERS SPEAK” (OpenDemocracy, 2017)
Giulia Garofalo Geymonat, Ca’ Foscari University
Neil Howard and Cameron Thibos, BTS, OpenDemocracy
10.00 Roundtable 3:
TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZING
Chair: Francesca Coin, Ca’ Foscari University
Elizabeth Tang, IDWF, Hong Kong
Marcelina Bautista, CACEH, Mexico
Ai-Jen Poo, NDWA, USA
Claire Hobden, ILO-Geneva
11.30 Coffee Break
12.00 Roundtable 4:
THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION
Chair: Francesca Coin, Ca’ Foscari University
Kostadinka Kuneva, European Parliament
Zita Cabais, CFDT, France
Marissa Begonia and Nerisa F. Valerio, J4DW, UK
Luciana Mastrocola, CGIL, Italy
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The Symposium will be followed by the General Assembly of the Research Network for Domestic Workers’ Rights.
Here FB event: http://tinyurl.com/mwvuahy
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For Ca’ Foscari students: for those who want to make a communication/research/fieldwork experience on the topic of domestic workers’ rights by supporting the making of this event, we have activated a 75h stage opportunity.
For more info, write to domequal[at]unive.it