Workers’ struggles and capitalist strategies: Perspectives from Africa and South America in an age of ‘sustainability’
When: Monday, June 17, 2024 - Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Where:
This is a two-day workshop hosted by QMUL’s Centre on Labour, Sustainability and Global Production (CLaSP)
Programme:
1. June 17th, 10.30 to 13.00: Structures of capital in agriculture, logistics and manufacturing in Africa and South America
2. June 17th, 15.00 to 17.30: Worker's creativity, education and the co-production of knowledge of capital
3. June 18th, 10.00 to 13.00: Contours of strategy and struggle from below
4. June 18th, 14:00: Walking tour
Confirmed speakers
- Angela Dziedzom Akorsu, School for Development Studies. University of Cape Coast, Ghana
- Dario Azzellini, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico
- Dzodzi Tsikata, Department of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
- Joerg Nowak, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
- Julia Soul, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, CEIL/Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Laborales, TEL/Taller de Estudios Laborales, Argentina
- Maurizio Atzeni, CEIL/CONICET Argentina and Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile
- Rose Omamo, General Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metal Workers, Kenya
Contact: clasp-info@qmul.ac.uk
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