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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Exeter (Mezzanine Level)
NAA REGISTRATION DESK

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Berkeley & Clarendon (Mezzanine Level)

COFFEE & TEA

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Berkeley & Clarendon (Mezzanine Level)

WELCOMING AND OPENING REMARKS

Presidential Remarks:
William McKee, NAA President, Denton, TX

10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Berkeley & Clarendon (Mezzanine Level)

DEVELOPMENTS IN LABOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND TRAINING IN MEXICO UNDER THE USMCA

• Lessons learned from the dispute resolution portion of the Labor Chapter of the USMCA
• Review of the impact of the USMCA on Mexican labor law
• The implementation of changes to Mexican labor law under the USMCA
• Building dispute resolution capacity in new institutions

Moderator:
Juan Carlos Gonzalez, NAA, Westlake Village, CA

Speakers:
Carlos Romero, Senior U.S. Trade Representative to Mexico
Joyce Sadka, Chair, ITAM
David Thaler, International Affairs, FMCS
Gianni Rueda de León Iñigo, FCLC&R

12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Arlington (Mezzanine Level)

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER ON INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• Overview of efforts to enforce labour rights in supply chain employment, from requirements of due diligence to effective enforcement mechanisms.
• Legislation to require compliance with labour standards.
• The need for experienced mediator-arbitrators to be available to deal with workplace disputes.

Introduction:
Hilary Mofsowitz, NAA, New York, NY

Speaker:
Prof. Adelle Blackett, Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law and Development, McGill, Montreal, Rapid Response panelist CUSMA

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Berkeley & Clarendon (Mezzanine Level)

BUSINESS AND WORKPLACE HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS IN ACCESS TO REMEDY: Credible Dispute Resolution Systems – Cambodia, South Africa

• Systems in producer countries (apparel and other manufacturing in Cambodia; mining and other production in South Africa) with established legitimate structures for workplace dispute resolution
• Effectiveness of enforcement of workplace arbitration.
• Building capacity in producer countries for effective workplace dispute resolution

Moderator:
Alan Symonette, NAA, Media, PA

Speakers:
Somunin NHEAN, Arbitrator, Cambodian Arbitration Council

Vuoch Hun SENG, Arbitrator, Cambodian Arbitration Council
Kimsean SIN, Arbitrator, Cambodian Arbitration Council
Tanya Venter, CEO, Tokiso, South Africa
Arthur Pearlstein, Director of Arbitration, FMCS

Materials:

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Berkeley & Clarendon (Mezzanine Level)

COFFEE & TEA

2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Berkeley & Clarendon (Mezzanine Level)

BUSINESS AND WORKPLACE HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS IN ACCESS TO REMEDY: International disputes and supply chain access to remedy & developing legitimate international arbitration processes and selection structures.
• International Accord efforts to provide access to remedy.
• The International Labour Arbitration Rules of the Permanent Court of Arbitration
• Developing legitimate rosters of labor workplace and human resources arbitrators and mediators

Moderator:
Christopher J. Albertyn, NAA, Toronto, ON

Speakers:
Michael Bride, Senior Vice President Corporate Responsibility, Global Affairs, PVH Corp.
Christina Hajagos-Clausen, IndustriALL Global Union, head, Textile and Garment sector
Maryann Parker, Legal Advisor, Supply Chain Worker Support Fund
Christine Newhall, Senior Vice-President, AAA (International Center for Dispute Resolution)

Materials:

4:15 p.m.
Berkeley & Clarendon (Mezzanine Level)

THANKS AND CLOSURE

Speaker:
Jules Barry Bloch, NAA, International Studies Committee Chair, Toronto, ON