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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 

Image: Timon Studler on Unsplash

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