Public services re-municipalisation: public policies and tools to tackle the world’s crises

Geneva, Switzerland

Apr 18 - Apr 18

13:30 - 14:45 CEST

PSI, the ITF and the University of Glasgow will hold a seminar for ILO and UN colleagues in Geneva interested in an informal discussion and workshop on "Public service re-municipalisation: public policies and tools to tackle the world’s crises” 

The activity will take place on :  Tuesday, 18 April 2023– 1:30- 2:45 pm at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Building, Geneva – Room XI, R2 (Rte des Morillons 4, 1211 Geneva (Bus stop “OIT” – line 8, F from Cornavin Railway station)

Draft agenda

1.30- 1.40 pm (10’)

1. Welcome & Discussion Framing

ACTRAV (ILO)

Anna Biondi, Deputy Director Bureau for Workers' Activities, ACTRAV/ILO

 

1.40- 2:10 pm (30’)

2.  Remunicipalisation: what it is and why local authorities, workers, and communities are embracing it

Daria Cibrario, Policy Officer, Local and Regional Government, PSI

James Bartolomeusz, Urban Transport Manager, ITF

 

2:10 – 2:30 pm (20’)

3. Remunicipalisation: a global trend. Insights from current research and the Public Futures database

Prof. Andrew Cumbers, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow (UK)

 

2:30- 2:45 pm (15’)

Plenary discussion, Q&A, next steps

 

Video

A film about the issues facing Seoul Line 9 workers - the only major privately operated line in Seoul, Korea. #OurPublicTransport

Seoul Line 9 - workers campaigning for #OurPublicTransport




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