From 3 to 5 September 2026, CELSI Scientific Director Martin Kahanec will represent CELSI at the 11th ILERA (International Labour and Employment Relations Association) Asian Regional Congress 2026 in Tokyo, jointly hosted by JILPT and JIRRA.

This year's theme is "Challenges for the New World of Work – How Should We Respond to New Technologies?"

Martin Kahanec will attend together with colleagues from WageIndicator Foundation, with whom CELSI has a long-standing research partnership.

Four papers co-authored by CELSI researchers will be presented at the congress:

🔵 "From Living Wage to Living Pension: A Framework for Measuring Retirement Affordability" — Paulien Osse, Martin Kahanec, Nii Ashia Amanquarnor, Daniela Ceccon

🔵 "Pay-Setting Outside Standard Employment: Conceptualizing the Living Tariff" — Paulien Osse, Marta Kahancová, Martijn Arets

🔵 "AI, Algorithmic Management and Collective Bargaining in European Services: Fast Track or Slow Lane?" — Fiona Dragstra, Daryn Zholdasbay, Marta Kahancová, Gabriele Medas

🔵 "Global Benchmarks for Decent Living: Measuring and Validating the Living Wage Against Minimum Wage and Other Adequacy Standards" — Martin Kahanec, Martin Guzi, Nina Holičková, Nii Ashia Amanquarnor

We look forward to sharing the outcomes of the congress.

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