
The (not so) invisible power structures in global transformations of labour
YSI EAEPE Pre-Conference 2026
Start time:
September 8
CEST
Location:
University Lausanne, Lausanne, CH, 1015
Type:
Pre-conference

How to attend
Speakers
Jean-Christophe Graz
University Lausanne
Surbhi Kesar
SOAS University of London
Valeria Esquivel
ILO
Description
This pre-conference seeks to reconnect labour analysis with questions of dependency, global value chains, social reproduction, and ecological extraction. Rather than treating these dimensions as peripheral, they are positioned as constitutive of contemporary labour regimes and of the uneven transformations shaping work across regions and social groups. By foregrounding these perspectives, the pre-conference aims to foster dialogue between feminist, post-colonial, ecological, and institutional approaches to labour within the YSI EAEPE community.
