The ILO Office for the United States and Canada, alongside the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at Texas A&M University, is hosting a hybrid event on Improving Working Conditions in Supply Chains on May 4th. Special guest speakers include U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and the Labor Department’s Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee. Please register here and indicate whether you want to attend in person or via zoom. The full agenda is listed below:
AGENDA
KEYNOTE
The Ongoing Challenge of Labor Compliance in Global Value Chains
Ms. Thea Lee - Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor (in-person)
SESSION 1
Current Challenges and Responses
Moderator: Ms. Gabriela Inchauste – Lead Economist, Poverty, and Equity Global Practice, World Bank
Professor Raymond Robertson – Director, Mosbacher Institute, The Bush School of Government & Public Service, Texas A&M University
Professor Kelly Pike – School of Human Resource Management, York University
Ms. Gale Raj Reichardt - Research Fellow, WZB
Ms. Fabiola Mieres - Technical Officer, Labour Migration, ILO
CONVERSATION WITH U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE KATHERINE TAI: ADVANCING EQUITABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND WORKER VOICE
Moderator: Professor Raymond Robertson – Director, Mosbacher Institute, The Bush School of Government & Public Service, Texas A&M University
Ambassador Katherine Tai – United States Trade Representative (in-person)
Mr. Kevin Cassidy – Director and Representative to the Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations, ILO Office for the United States and Canada
SESSION 2
Looking Forward: New Approaches and Opportunities
Moderator: Ms. Deborah Albers – Vice President of Operations, Responsible Business Alliance (invited);
Mr. Josh Kagan – Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Labor, Office of the United States Trade Representative
Mr. Peter Young – Deputy Head of the Trade and Agriculture Section, Delegation of the European Union to the United States
Mr. Scott Nova – Executive Director, Worker Rights Consortium
Professor Jodi Short – Associate Dean for Research & Professor of Law, UC Hastings Law
Ms. Arianna Rossi – Senior Research and Policy Specialist, Better Work, ILO
In-person location: The Bush School of Government and Public Service, 1620 L Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20036
Virtual: via Zoom