West Meets East: The International Labor Organization from Geneva to the Pacific Rim Conference

West Meets East: The International Labor Organization from Geneva to the Pacific Rim is an Interdisciplinary Conference at the University of California, Santa Barbara from February 3-5, 2011
McCune Conference Room on the 6th floor, HSSB

Thursday, Feb. 3, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Friday, Feb 4, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday, Feb. 5, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

This conference explores the historical role of the International Labor Organization throughout the Pacific Rim. During the last half century this vast region has become the world’s most important site of capitalist growth and social transformation, the global center of low-wage manufacturing, transoceanic trade, and economic rivalry. As the ILO approaches its hundredth anniversary, the conference probes how this United Nations affiliated international organization has defined “development,” promoted labor standards, fought for women’s rights, and collaborated with nation-states and NGOs.

Keynote Speakers:
Leon Fink, Distinguished Professor of History, University of Illinois, Chicago, 6:30 pm, February 3, UCSB Alumni House
Anita Chan, Professor, China Research Centre of the University of Technology, Sydney, 6:30 pm, February 4, UCSB Faculty Club

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