2022 NAA International Day PRogram and MAterials
LABOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER GLOBALIZATION
Implementing the United Nations’ “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework
- Christopher J. Albertyn, Conference Chair -
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS – GLOBAL GOVERNANCE OF LABOUR
Chair: Jacquelin F. Drucker, NAA, New York, NY
Speaker: Sandra Polaski, Senior Research Scholar, Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI), Boston University

Session Materials:
Global Governance of Labour - Polaski.pdf

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
TRADE & LABOUR ARBITRATION (NAA: Arnold Zack, Boston, MA; Rick Bales, Mars, PA) Chair:        Professor Desiree LeClercq, The ILR School, Cornell University
Speakers: Professor Kevin Banks, Queens University, NAA
                  Professor Kathleen Claussen, University of Miami
                  Lance Compa, The ILR School, Cornell University
                  Ed Potter, Former Director, Global Workplace Rights, The Coca-Cola Company


10:15 a.m. – 10: 35 a.m. COFFEE BREAK


10:35 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
USMCA – RAPID RESPONSE ARBITRATION (NAA: Josh Javits, Washington, DC)
Chair:        Mark Rowlinson, Goldblatt Partners, Toronto 
Speakers: Ben Davis, Director, International Affairs, United Steelworkers
                  Carlos de Buen, Bufete de Buen SC (Union Counsel), Mexico City
                  Jorge Sales Boyoli, Littler Mendelson PC (Employer Counsel), Mexico City



12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
LUNCHTIME KEYNOTE ADDRESS – THE EUROPEAN APPROACH TO GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS
Chair:      Christopher J. Albertyn, Arbitrator, NAA, Toronto, ON
Speaker: Professor emeritus Dr. Manfred Weiss, Faculty of Law, Goethe University, Frankfurt

Session Materials:
Manfred Weiss List of main publications.pdf


2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
UN GUIDING PRINCIPLES & REMEDY – OECD GUIDELINES FOR MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
Chair:        Jeanne Vonhof, NAA, Chicago, IL
Speakers: Professor Janice Bellace, Professor of Legal Studies & Management, The Wharton School
                  Jeff Vogt, Legal Director, The Solidarity Center
                  Brian Burkett, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (Employer Counsel), Toronto, ON

Session Materials:
International Studies Committee GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf
International Studies ILO 1988 Principals.pdf
NAA Labor Rts under Globalization - 2022-04-27.pptx
NAA International Conference -- Chapter 21 - Corporate Social Responsibility -Sustainable Business (Wolters Kluwer) (5).PDF
OECD 2020-Annual-Report-MNE-Guidelines-EN.pdf
Understanding HRDD

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. COFFEE BREAK


3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
ENFORCEABLE BRAND AGREEMENTS
Chair:        Jeffrey Sack, QC, Jeffrey Sack Law, Toronto, ON
Speakers: Dick Fincher, NAA, Paradise Valley, AZ
                  Ben Hensler, General Counsel, Worker Rights Consortium
                  Michael Bride, Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, PVH Corp.
                  Jennifer (JJ) Rosenbaum, Executive Director, GLJ - ILRF

Session Materials:
Myanmar-Freedom-of-Association-FOA-Guideline-3.pdf


5:00 p.m.
CLOSING & THANKS - Jules Bloch, NAA, Toronto, Canada


6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
PRESIDENT’S WELCOMING RECEPTION – SPONSORED BY THE NAA