Seminar Collective labour rights in a changing world

15 April 2026

The seminar is part of the Labour Law Class – LLM in Legal studies, Department of Legal Studies

  • 10:30 AM - 01:00 PM
  • In person : Hall 2, Advanced School for Legal Professions “Enrico Redenti” – Via Andreatta, 4, Bologna
  • Training In English

How to partecipate

Free admission

Program

10:30 | Welcome address

Federico Casolari, Head of Department of Legal Studies – Università di Bologna

10:35 | Presentation:

Alberto Pizzoferrato, ISLSSL Treasurer and Full Professor – Università di Bologna

10:45 | Keynote speaker:

Alexander S. Skjønberg, Full Professor – Norwegian Business School, University of Oslo

The right to strike before the International Court of Justice: is it a human right?

11:30 | Panel session

Martina Bassotti, Senior Assistant Professor – Università Mercatorum Transnational collective bargaining and global value chains

Dario Calderara, Senior Assistant Professor – Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” Collective bargaining for solo self-employed persons in the European Union

Riccardo Maraga, Senior Assistant Professor – Università telematica e-Campus The collective rights dimension of the Platform Work Directive

Angela Marcianò, Associate Professor – Università degli Studi di Messina Employers’ freedom of association: new forms of collective interests' representation

Matteo Turrin, Senior Assistant Professor – Università di Bologna Digital transition and workers’ participatory rights within the EU legal framework

12:45 | Closing remarks

Giuseppe Casale, Former ITCILO Director and Adjunct Professor – Università di Bologna