WTO Chairs Programme Online Workshop and Webinar
Inclusive Trade: Legal Economic Perspectives on Gender and Employment
Date: December 17, 2021 – Friday
Time: 14:00-17:25 (Geneva: 12:00 – Amman: 13:00 – Mexico: 05:00)
Online
WTO Chairs Programme Online Workshop and Webinar is organized by İstanbul Bilgi Üniversity, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Business.
14:00-14:10 | Welcome Address
Dr. Leyla Keser Berber – Professor, Dean, İstanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Law
14:10-14:40 | Keynote Speeches
Ms. Angela Ellard – Deputy Director General, WTO
Mr. Mustafa Tuzcu, – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Trade of Republic of Turkey
14:40-16:00 | Session I
International Trade, Decent Work and Gender Equality: Theory and Practice
Moderator: Dr. Özge İzdeş – Assistant Professor, International Trade Department Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa
Speakers:
Dr. Emel Memiş – Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science Ankara University
Women’s Employment and Trade Changes
Özge Berber-Ağtaş – Senior Programme Officer, ILO Office For Turkey
Promoting Gender Equality and Decent Work in the World of Work for an Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
Dr. Yelda Yücel – Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, İstanbul Bilgi University
Dr. Cemil Ozan Soydemir – Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business, İstanbul Bilgi University
Decent Work and Gender Equality in Trade Organizations: A Methodolical Approach
Dr. Taleb Awad – Professor of Economics, WTO Chair Holder University of Jordan
Developlents in Eliminating Gender Gaps in the MENA Region
16:00-16:10 | Coffee Break
16.10-17.10 | Session II
Empowerment through Inclusive Trade: Perspectives on Gender and Labour
Moderator: Dr. Kübra Doğan Yenisey – Professor, Director of the Comparative Labour and Social Security Law Research Center İstanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law
Speakers:
Özge Akkız – Head of Women and Young Entrepreneurs Exports Department, Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Turkey
Projects for Integrating Women Entrepreneurs Into the International Trade
Dr. N. Pınar Artıran – Assistant Professor, WTO Chair Holder, Director of the Research Centre for International Trade Law and Arbitration, İstanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law
Is there a Linkage Between Labour Standards and Global Trade? A Response form Regional Trade Agreements
Dr. Amrita Bahri – Assistant Professor of Law, WTO Co-Chair Holder, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico
Gender Mainstreaming in Trade Agreements: What has been achieved?
What remains undone? And why?
17:10-17:25 | Closing Remarks
Dr. N. Pınar Artıran – Assistant Professor, WTO Chair Holder, Director of the Research Centre for International Trade Law and Arbitration, İstanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law
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