From September 28 to 30, the 11th Global Labor University (GLU) Conference was held at the National Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference was hosted by the International Labour Organization and the GLU, and organized by Witwatersrand University in South Africa. More than 190 representatives from universities, research institutes and trade unions from more than 30 countries around the world participated in the event. Professor Pan Taiping of the School of Labor Relations and Human Resources, Associate Professor Li Wenpei of the Law School and Associate Professor Li Xingguo of the School of Public Policy and Management were invited to attend the conference.
The theme of this year's conference was "The Just Transition and the Role of Labor: Our Ecological, Social, and Economic Future". Around this theme, participants exchanged and discussed the challenges of development and employment, precarious labor and unstable life, trade union revitalization and strategies, labor's response to climate change and development challenges, just transition and democratic socio-economic choices, value addition and decent work, forms of collective action, wages, and politics.
At the sub-conference academic seminar, Professor Pan Taiping, Associate Professor Li Wenpei and Associate Professor Li Xingguo of our university respectively gave keynote speeches entitled "Challenges in Labor Markets under Chinese Economic Restructuring", "Application of International Labor Standards in China", and "Impact of China's Resolving Excess Production Capacity Policy on Labor and the Countermeasures", which aroused great interest among the participants. In response to the participants' questions, three teachers of our university gave professional answers in fluent English.
The GLU conference is a grand event for global labor and trade union researchers. By participating in this year's conference, foreign scholars gained a better understanding of our university, further enhancing communication between our university and other universities and research institutions abroad, and laying a foundation for future academic exchange and cooperation.
(Foreign Affairs Office)