The nature of work is undergoing a rapid transformation around the world. The result is that, in many sectors and groups of the world's population, workers' rights are regressing rather than advancing.
In the Global North, wages and working conditions won through decades of struggle are now threatened by technological platforms, reactionary policies, and coercive management that have created a new crisis of precariousness on both sides of the Atlantic.
In the Global South, workers face practices that violate labour and human rights, whether in the fields, factories, mines, or the informal economy. They are exposed to hazardous conditions and condemned to cycles of poverty and crises resulting from the climate emergency.
These situations call for a coordinated and robust response that safeguards the rights of working people globally and enables a better future of work.
On November 13th and 14th, 2024 a high-level event "International Labour Congress: towards a Labour International" will be held in Madrid, bringing together labour ministers, legislators, trade union leaders, workers, lawyers, and thinkers to push for the formation of a Labour International. The aim is to consolidate a new global front in the struggle for labour rights in the 21st century. A movement that, by placing working people at the centre, will enable the double transition, green and digital, demographic changes and migratory movements to be governed in terms of labour, social, and climate justice.
WHERE AND WHEN
The high-level event "International Labour Congress: towards a Labour International" will take place at the Hotel Meliá Castilla in Madrid on November 13-14, 2024.
Hotel Meliá Castilla
PROGRAMME
The event will take place on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th November 2024, in a participatory plenary that will address relevant issues to defend the rights of working people and shape the International Labour, around four discussion themes:
Session 1: Safeguard the power of workers and trade unions in the Workers' Statutes of the 21st century. Towards a true democracy at work.
Session 2: Govern transitions and expand labour rights. Tackle slavery to algorithms and the climate emergency.
Session 3: Depatriarchalize work. A new Labour Movement that is feminist and diverse.
Session 4: A united front for workers' rights that brings together the Global North and South. Assessment of current situation and next steps.
The event will begin with opening remarks by prominent international personalities and the Second Vice-President of the Spanish Government.
Each thematic session will be moderated by an expert, and speakers will include senior representatives of European countries and international organisations, as well as parliamentarians, lawyers, and trade union representatives from different countries and sectors, among others.
PRIVATE AREA
The organisers will e-mail information and a password to each event guest that will allow them to access the contents of this section, where they can:
Complete the registration form for guests at the high-level event in Madrid.
Know the Concept Notes that will guide the debates.
Keep up to date with the event Programme.
Access the Practical Information Note for guests.
We hope this information will facilitate your participation.
If you have any questions or queries about this section, please e-mail the organising team at info@LabourMadrid2024.es
The high-level event also allows the in-person participation of the general public, subject to online registration, which will be activated close to the event. This registration will be limited for reasons of room capacity.
Registration will be effective after receiving an e-mail from the organisers confirming the registration. In any case, the organisation reserves the right to issue physical accreditations for the public based on security criteria.
The event will include streaming. Please see the Press section for more details and to access the broadcast.
The public registration form will be accessible in October.
Media accreditation for the event can be obtained by completing the electronic registration form below. For all other media enquiries, please contact the Communication Office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy at gprensa@mites.gob.es
Press registration will be activated from October 28th.
