The International Labour Organization and McGill University during World War II, with Adelle Blackett
For its 190th meeting, the James McGill Society welcomes Professor Adelle Blackett for a talk on the International Labour Organization. There will be an informal chat until 17:30, after which the presentation will begin.
The talk will be on Zoom:
Summary
Founded in 1919, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is the first and oldest specialized agency of the League of Nations and the United Nations, with a mandate to advance social and economic justice through setting international labour standards.
In ĂŰĚŇ´«Ă˝app940, with Switzerland surrounded by troops of the Axis powers, the ILO accepted an invitation from the Government of Canada to relocate to McGill University. Forty staff members transferred to Montreal, working from McGill until 1948.
About the speaker
Professor Adelle Blackett, BCL’94, LLB’94, is the Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law and Development at the Faculty of Law. In winter 2019, she taught the “Transnational Futures of International Labour Law” course to commemorate the ILO’s centenary. She has also served as an ILO expert on standard setting and on labour law reform.
Her publications include Research Handbook on Transnational Labour Law (2015) and Everyday Transgressions: Domestic Workers’ Transnational Challenge to International Labour Law (2019).
About the James McGill Society
Founded in 1975, the James McGill Society seeks to foster interest and appreciation of McGill University's history and personalities, which are interpreted broadly to include current activities and impending developments - that is both past history and history in the making.
