Understand the changes
AI, automation, platform work and the changing realities of labour mobility.
Stay & Shape / Conference series 2026
Sarajevo 22—23.10.2026
Who shapes
the future
of work?
Work, Migration and Technology
The Balkans in focus.
Two days to explore how technology and migration are changing work — and who gets to shape what comes next.
When
22–23 October 2026
Where
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Format & language
In person · English
Simultaneous interpretation: English ↔ BHS
01 / The conversation
Work is changing.
Have a say in how.
The Balkans are undergoing two major transformations at once: rapid technological change and profound demographic and labour-market shifts.
Digitalisation, AI, automation and platform work are reshaping the organisation of work , while emigration, growing inward migration, ageing population and labour shortages are changing who works, where, and under which conditions. The region is therefore experiencing both - the loss of workers through emigration and the arrival of workers from the neighbouring countries and beyond. This trends are creating new patterns of labour mobility and raising questions about integration, working conditions and workers’ rights.
“Who Shapes the Future of Work in the Balkans?” conference brings these developments together, creating a space for dialogue between researchers, trade unions, civil society organisations, technology centres, private-sector actors including start-ups, and political actors. Together we will examine, how technological and demographic changes interact, how different interests and forms of power shape these processes, and how developments within the Balkans connect to wider European and global trends. Particular attention will be given to emerging innovation ecosystems, start-ups and technology hubs, as well as new forms of digital and remote work and their implications for workplaces and labour markets.
A central focus will be the relationship between technology and labour mobility. Are labour shortages and emigration driving both greater investment in automation and increased demand for migrant workers? How is remote work creating new forms of cross-border employment without physical migration? And how automation and AI might transform the relationship between workers and technology—from augmenting and transforming jobs to replacing them?
Meet the innovators
Discover regional research, technologies and start-ups at the interactive innovation bazaar.
Debate what comes next
Explore power, workers’ rights and the choices shaping the future of the Balkans.
Branimir Jovanović
Jelena Šapić
Bernd Christoph Ströhm
Mirna Jusić
03 / Conference moments
The conference
in pictures.
Two days of ideas, conversations and connections. A few moments from Sarajevo.
The closing panel on migration and technology
A participant tries a virtual reality headset
Exploring technology together at the innovation bazaar
A participant contributes to the discussion
The conference brings participants together in Sarajevo
A shared moment at Europe House
Opening remarks at Europe House
A group portrait beside the Stay & Shape conference display
Panel discussion at Europe House
A keynote on the changing world of work
Exploring technology together at the innovation bazaar
A participant contributes to the discussion
Research and ideas presented to the conference
Conversations between conference sessions
A participant contributes to the discussion
A television interview at the conference
Photography © FES · SARAJEVO, 2026
View all 68 photos04 / The programme
Two days. Big questions.
Programme Sessions and speakers are subject to change.
01
09:30—16:30
Thursday · 22 October
Changing World of Work
Technology, mobility and the people driving change.
09:30–10:00
Registration & Morning Coffee
10:00–10:30 Welcome and Opening Sarah Hees-Kalyani · Teresa Linzner · Samir Kurtović
Sarah Hees-Kalyani
Sarah Hees-Kalyani is the Director of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Country Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Regional Office for Southeast Europe. She has been with FES for 17 years, holding positions across several regions. She began her career with the Foundation in Jordan and Yemen before taking on responsibility for regional security policy in South Asia, based in India. She subsequently headed the desk office for Iran based in Berlin, where her portfolio also covered Lebanon, Syria and regional security policy in the Middle East. Before moving to Sarajevo to assume her current role, she served as the FES desk officer for the Western Balkans at the Foundation’s headquarters in Berlin.
Teresa Linzner
Teresa Linzner is a Policy Officer at the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection of the Republic of Austria. Her responsibilities cover international labour market policy and research, Roma empowerment for the labour market, the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, and bilateral cooperation in labour market policy. Before becoming a civil servant, she held various roles in and outside of Austria, including in the NGO sector and at the European Parliament.
Samir Kurtović
Samir Kurtović is President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SSSBiH). A lawyer by training, he has been active in the trade union movement since 1996 and has extensive experience in collective bargaining, labour legislation and social dialogue. Before assuming the leadership of SSSBiH, he served as President of the Trade Union of Civil Servants and Employees in State Administration, Judicial Authorities and Public Institutions of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
10:30–11:30 Keynote 1 · Presentation + Q&A How is technology changing work in the Balkans? Branimir Jovanović · wiiw
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A keynote exploring the development of workplace technologies, digitalisation, AI, automation, platform work and remote work. What is changing already, and what is still emerging? How are Balkan economies and workers positioned within wider European and global technological transformations?
About the speaker
Branimir Jovanović is Economist at wiiw, covering the Western Balkans and serving as a country expert for North Macedonia and Serbia. He works on a broad range of topics, including economic growth and development, inequality and poverty, fiscal policy and taxation, social policies and labour rights, EU integration, and foreign direct investment. From 2017 to 2019, he advised the Minister of Finance of North Macedonia, and from 2007 to 2015, he was a researcher at the National Bank of North Macedonia.
11:30–12:30 Keynote 2 · Presentation + Q&A Who Moves, Who Stays, and Who Works Across Borders? Jelena Šapić
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A keynote focusing on migration and labour mobility in the Balkan region. How are demographic change, emigration, labour shortages and precarious employment connected to technological change? What happens when people migrate for work—and what happens when technology allows them to work for foreign companies without migrating?
About the speaker
Jelena Šapić focuses on the social impact of human-computer interactions and digital disruptions. Her research interests lie in the intersection of technological development and socio-economic changes, particularly how digital technologies and AI applications are shifting labour divisions and altering power dynamics. Jelena created Fusing Futures, an audio podcast that makes a leapfrog to the digital economy and society. The podcast got awarded as one of the three most innovative media content in the Western Balkans in 2019.
12:30–13:30
Lunch + COFFEE
13:30–15:00 RESEARCH & INNOVATION BAZAAR What is happening in the Balkans? VRX Sarajevo · EIT · SkillsArk · Fondacija Mozaik · ANNT
An interactive session bringing together organisations driving technological innovation and collaboration across research, entrepreneurship, industry and skill development. The programme will feature start-up ecosystems, research networks, emerging technologies, and innovative initiatives from across the region.
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SkillsArk Evidence-based skills intelligence
15:00–16:30 PANEL Who Is Shaping the Future of Work? Amar Numanović · Ratka Babić · Faris Godinjak; moderated by Jelena Šapić
Who is driving digital transformation in the Balkans? Who benefits from it? Who carries the risks? Are governments regulating technology—or simply responding to changes driven by business and investment? And where are workers and trade unions in these processes?
Amar Numanović
Amar Numanović is a Project Manager at the International Labour Organization (ILO), focusing on Sustainable Development Goal 8, which promotes sustained, inclusive economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. He has a background in business development and program management, particularly within the ICT/BPO and e-commerce sectors. His educational credentials include a degree from the University of Ljubljana. In his role at the ILO, Numanović is involved in various initiatives aimed at enhancing employment opportunities and addressing labor market challenges.
Ratka Babić
Ratka Babić is Team Leader of the Employment and Social Affairs Platform, a regional project jointly implemented by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Her work focuses on employment and social policy, social dialogue, labour standards and the European Pillar of Social Rights, with particular emphasis on the Western Balkans.
Faris Godinjak
Faris Godinjak holds a PhD in Law and serves as Head of the Department for Foreign Trade Policy, Control and Safeguard Measures at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is also President of the Supervisory Board of Sarajevo International Airport. His professional and academic work focuses on foreign trade policy, administrative law and the integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina into the European Union.
Moderator · Jelena Šapić
Jelena Šapić focuses on the social impact of human-computer interactions and digital disruptions. Her research interests lie in the intersection of technological development and socio-economic changes, particularly how digital technologies and AI applications are shifting labour divisions and altering power dynamics. Jelena created Fusing Futures, an audio podcast that makes a leapfrog to the digital economy and society. The podcast got awarded as one of the three most innovative media content in the Western Balkans in 2019.
02
09:45—16:00
Friday · 23 October
the Future of Labour
Future scenarios, social protection and the choices ahead.
09:45–10:15
Registration & Morning Coffee
10:15–10:30 Welcome and Introduction Goran Stanković
Goran Stanković
Goran Stanković is the President of the Trade Union Confederation of the Republic Srpska. With around 20 years of experience within the organisation, he has held several positions, including that of Secretary-General, before being elected President in July 2025. A legal professional with extensive experience in labour law and workers’ rights, he has been actively involved in the work of expert groups and social dialogue processes aimed at improving labour legislation and protecting workers’ interests.
10:30–11:30 Keynote 1 · FUTURES SCENARIOS · Presentation + Q&A What happens when machines can do your work? Bernd Christoph Ströhm · ECIPE · wiiw
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A critical and forward-looking session exploring how automation, AI, data-driven workplaces and emerging technologies are reshaping the relationship between humans and machines, from human augmentation and job transformation to highly automated production, humanoid robots and the “dark factories” emerging in China. The session will examine what these developments might mean for the future of work in Europe— and, more importantly, ask what kind of future we are building and who gets to shape it.
About the speaker
Bernd Christoph Ströhm is an economic analyst, historian, and Slavist. He holds a PhD from the University of Vienna, where he teaches and conducts research on Eastern, Central, and Southeastern Europe. He also teaches at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, specialising in history, political economy, international relations, security, and geopolitics. Alongside his academic work, he serves as Senior Fellow and Senior Research Associate at the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw). His research interests include Russia, the Western Balkans, and the Baltic and Nordic regions. His areas of expertise include labour market and demographic developments, Western Balkan integration into the EU, energy security, international economic relations, and non-EU actors’ geopolitical and economic influence on the Western Balkans and the EU.
11:30–12:30 Keynote 2 · EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE · Presentation + Q&A What Happens to the European Social Model? Mirna Jusić
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How are population ageing, labour shortages, migration and technological change reshaping Europe's social model? The session considers how these changes affect women and men differently, and which workers are most exposed to automation and precarious employment. It also asks whether EU enlargement is supporting social protection and education systems in the Western Balkans to meet these challenges. Across the EU and its candidate countries alike: can social protection, skills development and lifelong learning adapt — and who bears the costs of the transition?
About the speaker
Mirna Jusić is Assistant Professor at Department of Public and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague. Prior to this, Mirna had been a researcher at the Center for Social Research Analitika since 2009.
12:30–13:45
Lunch +COFFEE
13:45–15:45 CLOSING PANEL How will Migration and Technology Shape the Future of the Balkans? Adis Kečo · Ksenija Ivanović · Suad Krilašević; moderated by Dr. Erol Mujanović
The final discussion brings together the conference two key themes: migration and technological change. With a strong political and local focus, trade unions, political actors and technology-sector representatives will debate how these transformations affect workers, economies and social and labour rights, and what they mean for the future of the Balkan region.
Adis Kečo
Adis Kečo is Head of the Professional Service of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A labour-law expert and experienced trade union representative, his work focuses on workers’ rights, wages, occupational health and safety, collective bargaining and social dialogue. He regularly represents SSSBiH in public and policy debates on labour-market developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ksenija Ivanović
Ksenija Ivanović is an external PhD candidate at the Department of Human Geography, Spatial Planning and Environment at Radboud University, researching skills development and labour migration in the Western Balkans. She is also a junior researcher and project manager on the Horizon Europe project ‘Global Strategy for Skills, Migration and Development’ (GS4S). Her educational background spans political economy, development economics, macroeconomics and public policy. She previously worked as a junior researcher at the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and as a junior economist at the Centre for Advanced Economic Studies in Belgrade, Serbia. Her main research interests include the political economy of labour market institutions, the knowledge–policy–development nexus and neoliberalisation, with a particular focus on the Western Balkans and the EU.
Suad Krilašević
Suad Krilašević is an Assistant Professor at the International University of Sarajevo and President of the Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (ANNT). He completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, and earned his PhD from Delft University of Technology in 2023, specializing in control theory and optimization in multi-agent systems. He became Vice President of ANNT in 2021 and President in 2024. He has contributed to initiatives including the STEM Youth Camp, the Student Research Program (PSI), the BH Academic Directory, and the Eastern European Machine Learning Summer School (EEML 2025) in Sarajevo. His work focuses on building a stronger scientific community, supporting young researchers, and creating sustainable opportunities for scientific careers in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Moderator · Dr. Erol Mujanović
Dr. Erol Mujanović is an economic development expert, with a PhD. in economics & entrepreneurship, he loves working with startups particularly blockchain related and teaching. He led teams and projects for top level governments and international organizations in Western Balkans implementing complex economic & business development projects. He worked as a manager, consultant, and trainer His lifelong learning includes numerous diplomatic & business skills training in Paris, London, Brussels and Washington DC, in the fields such as leadership, business development, strategic management, entrepreneurship. He is a co-founder of the Sarajevo "Marathon" Association and the Association of business service leaders in BiH (ABSL) that promotes BPO (Business processes outsourcing) in the region.
15:45–16:00 Closing Dr Inga Sabanova
Dr Inga Sabanova
Dr Inga Sabanova is a Policy Officer at the FES Competence Centre on the Future of Work (Brussels), where she has been managing a portfolio of projects examining how emerging workplace technologies are shaping the future of work, and how inequalities related to gender, migration, age and social class persist and evolve in a technologically driven workplace.
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05 / Plan your visit
See you
in Sarajevo.
Two days, in person. Here are the essentials.
Questions? Contact FES- Dates
- 22–23 October 2026
- Location
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Exact venue to be announced.
- Language
- English Simultaneous interpretation between English and BHS (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian) will be available in both directions.
- Attendance
- In-person conference
06 / Ideas behind the conversation
Publications
Research on work, migration and technology. Explore the ideas shaping our conference — and what comes next.
Start here · 9 featured reads
01 / 09
01 Women & automation 2025
Gender & care
Changing working lives: women and automation in the labour market
Gender differences in the effects of automation on employment and working lives.
Read publication: Changing working lives: women and automation in the labour market02 Social rights in the Balkans 2026
Labour markets
The social dimension of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans
Conference speaker · Mirna Jusić
Social rights, employment, education and social protection in the Western Balkans.
Read publication: The social dimension of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans03 Balkan labour markets 2025
Labour markets
Western Balkan Labor Markets – Shifts, Shortfalls, Solutions
Conference speaker · Branimir Jovanović
Labour shortages, emigration, wages, skills and regional development; chapter in Structural Change in the Western Balkans.
Read publication: Western Balkan Labor Markets – Shifts, Shortfalls, Solutions04 Ethical recruitment 2026
Migration & mobility
Pursuing an ethical labour migration process in transnational recruitment
Conference speaker · Ksenija Ivanović
Ethical recruitment, migrant-worker protection and fair skilled mobility; open-access chapter in Fair Skilled Mobility: A Manifesto.
Read publication: Pursuing an ethical labour migration process in transnational recruitment05 People-centred AI 2026
Workers’ rights
May Day in the Age of AI: Progress Must Be People-centred
Conference speaker · Ratka Babić
Connects AI, working time, job quality and workers’ interests in Europe and the Western Balkans.
Read publication: May Day in the Age of AI: Progress Must Be People-centred06 Skills & migration 2024
Migration & mobility
Skills-oriented migration in the Western Balkans: linking workers’ migration aspirations to skill shortages in destination and origin countries
Conference speaker · Ksenija Ivanović
Evidence on how labour shortages affect migration aspirations in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.
Read publication: Skills-oriented migration in the Western Balkans: linking workers’ migration aspirations to skill shortages in destination and origin countries07 Tackling skills shortages 2025
Labour markets
At the intersection of migration, education, development, and trade: 20 concrete policy recommendations for tackling skills shortages in the EU and beyond, based on interdisciplinary evidence
Conference speaker · Ksenija Ivanović
Recommendations addressing skills shortages in digital, care and construction sectors through connected policy areas.
Read publication: At the intersection of migration, education, development, and trade: 20 concrete policy recommendations for tackling skills shortages in the EU and beyond, based on interdisciplinary evidence08 Platforms & young workers 2023
Platform & remote work
Back to What Truly Matters: Platforms, AI, and Youth in the Workplace
Conference speaker · Jelena Šapić
Platforms, workplace AI, youth employment and wellbeing, coedited by conference speaker Jelena Šapić.
Read publication: Back to What Truly Matters: Platforms, AI, and Youth in the Workplace09 Pathways to Industry 5.0 2026
AI & technology
From Thesis to Transition: An INSIGHT-Inspired Approach to Co-Designing Industry 5.0 Competency Pathways for Early-Stage Researchers
Conference speaker · Suad Krilašević
Co-designed competency pathways for early-stage researchers in Industry 5.0.
Read publication: From Thesis to Transition: An INSIGHT-Inspired Approach to Co-Designing Industry 5.0 Competency Pathways for Early-Stage ResearchersThe reading collection
41 publications
01Migration & mobility
ETUC Position on the Fair Labour Mobility Package: ELA and ESSPASS
Migrant-worker protection, cross-border enforcement and digital social-security coordination.
Read publication: ETUC Position on the Fair Labour Mobility Package: ELA and ESSPASS02Migration & mobility
Protection of mobile migrant labour in the European single market: facilitating a counselling and support network for mobile migrant labour
Practical support and counselling for mobile migrant workers, including options involving the European Labour Authority.
Read publication: Protection of mobile migrant labour in the European single market: facilitating a counselling and support network for mobile migrant labour03AI & technology
From Thesis to Transition: An INSIGHT-Inspired Approach to Co-Designing Industry 5.0 Competency Pathways for Early-Stage Researchers
Conference speaker
Co-designed competency pathways for early-stage researchers in Industry 5.0.
Read publication: From Thesis to Transition: An INSIGHT-Inspired Approach to Co-Designing Industry 5.0 Competency Pathways for Early-Stage Researchers04AI & technology
Inside the black box: how algorithms are made – and why it matters
An accessible entry into how algorithms are developed and why those choices matter.
Read publication: Inside the black box: how algorithms are made – and why it matters05AI & technology
Chasing the AI cloud in Europe: handover blindness and implications for EU AI sovereignty
AI infrastructure, European sovereignty and power in the digital economy.
Read publication: Chasing the AI cloud in Europe: handover blindness and implications for EU AI sovereignty06Workers’ rights
May Day in the Age of AI: Progress Must Be People-centred
Conference speaker
Connects AI, working time, job quality and workers’ interests in Europe and the Western Balkans.
Read publication: May Day in the Age of AI: Progress Must Be People-centred07Workers’ rights
Negotiating digitalised workplaces: rights and obligations, Albania
Workplace technologies, workers’ rights, bargaining suggestions and checklists grounded in Albania.
Read publication: Negotiating digitalised workplaces: rights and obligations, Albania08Migration & mobility
The new scientific diaspora from Kosova: size, characteristics, and possibilities for return and cooperation
Scientific migration, diaspora connections and opportunities for return and cooperation.
Read publication: The new scientific diaspora from Kosova: size, characteristics, and possibilities for return and cooperation09AI & technology
Disruption without dividend? How the digital divide and task differences split GenAI’s global impact
Differences in AI exposure and potential benefits across economies, shaped by digital infrastructure and task composition.
Read publication: Disruption without dividend? How the digital divide and task differences split GenAI’s global impact10Labour markets
The social dimension of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans
Conference speaker
Social rights, employment, education and social protection in the Western Balkans.
Read publication: The social dimension of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans11Migration & mobility
Working in Germany: shaping fair recruitment – preventing exploitation
Recruitment structures and exploitation risks for people migrating to Germany for work.
Read publication: Working in Germany: shaping fair recruitment – preventing exploitation12Migration & mobility
Pursuing an ethical labour migration process in transnational recruitment
Conference speaker
Ethical recruitment, migrant-worker protection and fair skilled mobility; open-access chapter in Fair Skilled Mobility: A Manifesto.
Read publication: Pursuing an ethical labour migration process in transnational recruitment13Workers’ rights
Algorithmic management and artificial intelligence at work: regulatory and collective bargaining trends from Spain
Worker information, consultation, transparency and bargaining around AI and algorithmic management.
Read publication: Algorithmic management and artificial intelligence at work: regulatory and collective bargaining trends from Spain14Labour markets
Benchmarking Working Europe 2026: A more strategic Europe? Risks and opportunities for the world of work
European employment, social protection, public investment and quality jobs.
Read publication: Benchmarking Working Europe 2026: A more strategic Europe? Risks and opportunities for the world of work15Labour markets
Western Balkan Labor Markets – Shifts, Shortfalls, Solutions
Conference speaker
Labour shortages, emigration, wages, skills and regional development; chapter in Structural Change in the Western Balkans.
Read publication: Western Balkan Labor Markets – Shifts, Shortfalls, Solutions16Gender & care
Changing working lives: women and automation in the labour market
Gender differences in the effects of automation on employment and working lives.
Read publication: Changing working lives: women and automation in the labour market17Workers’ rights
Worker data rights under GDPR and beyond: enforcement and legal mobilisation across the EU
Enforcement and legal mobilisation around workers’ data rights.
Read publication: Worker data rights under GDPR and beyond: enforcement and legal mobilisation across the EU18Labour markets
Performance of the Western Balkan Six regarding the European Pillar of Social Rights: 2025 review on Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s employment conditions, social protection and alignment with European social rights.
Read publication: Performance of the Western Balkan Six regarding the European Pillar of Social Rights: 2025 review on Bosnia and Herzegovina19Labour markets
At the intersection of migration, education, development, and trade: 20 concrete policy recommendations for tackling skills shortages in the EU and beyond, based on interdisciplinary evidence
Conference speaker
Recommendations addressing skills shortages in digital, care and construction sectors through connected policy areas.
Read publication: At the intersection of migration, education, development, and trade: 20 concrete policy recommendations for tackling skills shortages in the EU and beyond, based on interdisciplinary evidence20AI & technology
Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure
Occupational and task exposure to generative AI; background to discussions of job transformation and automation.
Read publication: Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure21Labour markets
Migration vs. automation as an answer to labour shortages: firm-level analysis for Austria
Examines how Austrian firms combine robot adoption and employment of migrant workers.
Read publication: Migration vs. automation as an answer to labour shortages: firm-level analysis for Austria22Workers’ rights
Artificial Intelligence for Workers, Not Just for Profit: Ensuring Quality Jobs in the Digital Age
Trade union priorities on control of AI, job quality and the distribution of technological benefits.
Read publication: Artificial Intelligence for Workers, Not Just for Profit: Ensuring Quality Jobs in the Digital Age23Gender & care
Gender data: what is it and why is it important for the future of AI systems?
Data choices and gender inequalities in AI systems.
Read publication: Gender data: what is it and why is it important for the future of AI systems?24Gender & care
What is feminist AI?
An introduction to feminist approaches to AI development and governance.
Read publication: What is feminist AI?25Gender & care
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act through a gender lens
Gender equality and discrimination in the context of AI regulation.
Read publication: The EU Artificial Intelligence Act through a gender lens26Gender & care
Multi-stakeholder guidelines on how to address gender bias in AI systems
Practical approaches to identifying and addressing gender bias in AI.
Read publication: Multi-stakeholder guidelines on how to address gender bias in AI systems27AI & technology
Time to build a European digital ecosystem: recommendations for the EU’s digital policy
Broader European policy context for digital infrastructure and control of technology.
Read publication: Time to build a European digital ecosystem: recommendations for the EU’s digital policy28Migration & mobility
Labour intermediaries and labour migration in the EU: a framing puzzle to rule the market (and avoid the market of rules)
Recruitment intermediaries and the governance of migration for work.
Read publication: Labour intermediaries and labour migration in the EU: a framing puzzle to rule the market (and avoid the market of rules)29Migration & mobility
Strengthening the mandate of the European Labour Authority
Background on enforcement of labour standards for mobile and migrant workers.
Read publication: Strengthening the mandate of the European Labour Authority30Gender & care
Towards the inclusion of migrant domestic workers: renewing efforts towards ratification of ILO Convention No. 189
Links migration, care work and protections for domestic workers.
Read publication: Towards the inclusion of migrant domestic workers: renewing efforts towards ratification of ILO Convention No. 18931Migration & mobility
Skills-oriented migration in the Western Balkans: linking workers’ migration aspirations to skill shortages in destination and origin countries
Conference speaker
Evidence on how labour shortages affect migration aspirations in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.
Read publication: Skills-oriented migration in the Western Balkans: linking workers’ migration aspirations to skill shortages in destination and origin countries32Workers’ rights
Bargaining over workers’ data rights: how unions and works councils can use collective bargaining to specify workplace data protection norms
How collective bargaining can specify data-protection rules at work.
Read publication: Bargaining over workers’ data rights: how unions and works councils can use collective bargaining to specify workplace data protection norms33Workers’ rights
Improving workplace data protection: achieving workplace GDPR compliance, clarifying national workplace data protection rules, and enhancing worker data protection through social dialogue
Workplace data protection, enforcement and the role of social dialogue.
Read publication: Improving workplace data protection: achieving workplace GDPR compliance, clarifying national workplace data protection rules, and enhancing worker data protection through social dialogue34AI & technology
AI and algorithmic management in European services sectors: prevalence, functions, and a guide for negotiators
Overview of AI and algorithmic systems in service work, written to support negotiators.
Read publication: AI and algorithmic management in European services sectors: prevalence, functions, and a guide for negotiators35Workers’ rights
Collective bargaining practices on AI and algorithmic management in European services sectors
Research on trade union preferences and collective agreements addressing workplace AI.
Read publication: Collective bargaining practices on AI and algorithmic management in European services sectors36Gender & care
Care platforms: impacts and challenges from a trade union perspective
Platform-mediated care work, employment conditions and worker representation.
Read publication: Care platforms: impacts and challenges from a trade union perspective37Platform & remote work
The future of office work in Europe: results of a survey on consequences of the Covid-19 crisis
Remote work and changes in workplace organisation following the pandemic.
Read publication: The future of office work in Europe: results of a survey on consequences of the Covid-19 crisis38Platform & remote work
Back to What Truly Matters: Platforms, AI, and Youth in the Workplace
Conference speaker
Platforms, workplace AI, youth employment and wellbeing, coedited by conference speaker Jelena Šapić.
Read publication: Back to What Truly Matters: Platforms, AI, and Youth in the Workplace39AI & technology
AI and the transformation of work: employment, skills and job quality
Background research on employment, skills, job quality and workplace AI.
Read publication: AI and the transformation of work: employment, skills and job quality40Platform & remote work
Trajectories of platform capitalism and platform work: PhD Summer School 2022
Platform power, working conditions and collective action across different types of platform work.
Read publication: Trajectories of platform capitalism and platform work: PhD Summer School 202241Platform & remote work
Collection of factsheets on online platforms and platform work in selected countries
Country comparisons of platform work, including Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania and Austria.
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08 / Previously in the series
Vienna → Sarajevo
Vienna · 18–19 June 2026
Power & Participation
The Vienna programme focused on young workers, strong institutions and digital rights, with workshops on the Austrian model, organising, and the future labour market.
Sarajevo continues the conversation, bringing migration, technology and the future of work in the Balkans into focus.
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