International Webinar on New Forms of Employment with reference to

Gig and Platform Working in the BRICS and Global South

(Organised by V.V. Giri National Labour Institute in collaboration with ILO, BRICS Network
of Labour Research Institutes, and ITC-ILO)

(An event to celebrate the 75th Year of India’s Independence – Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav)
March 09, 2022 (Wednesday), 16.00 to 18.30 hours (Indian Standard Time)

16.00-16.10 Dr. H. Srinivas, Director General, VVGNLI

Welcome Address and Context
Setting

16.10-16.20 Ms. Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO-DWT for South Asia

Special Address

16.20-16.35 Shri Sunil Barthwal, Secretary, Ministry of Labour

Inaugural Address
and Employment, Government of India

16.35-17.25
Chair: Dr. Uma Rani, Senior Economist, ILO, Geneva
Panel Discussion - I:
Panelists:
“Opportunities and Challenges of the
Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, DG, Research and Information
Gig and Platform Working”
System for Developing Countries (RIS), India
Prof. Edward Webster, University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Prof. Rafael Evangelista, State University of Campinas, Brazil

Open Discussion and summing up by the Chair

Chair: Dr Shashank Goel, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Labor

17.25-18.15
and Employment, Government of India
Panel Discussion – II
Panelists:
“Policy Environment to promote
Dr. Tu Wei, Senior Researcher, The Chinese Academy of
New Forms of Employment”
Labour and Social Security
Ms. Sabina Dewan, Executive Director, JustJob Network,
India
Dr. Maria Yudina, Researcher, All-Russian Scientific Research
Institute of Labor

Open Discussion and summing up by the Chair

18.15-18.25
Ms. Anita Amorim, Head ‘Emerging & Special Partnership Unit,
Summing up
ILO, Geneva &
Mr.Snehal V Soneji, Programme Manager, ITC-ILO, Italy

18.25 - 18.30
Dr. Anoop Satpathy, Fellow, V V Giri National Labour Institute
Vote of Thanks

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