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Description:

The Institute of Labour Studies will hold the ninth IET conference, entitled "Envelliment i treball. Reptes i transformacions en el mercat laboral" ["Ageing and Work. Challenges and Transformations in the Labour Market"] on 29 May at 9:30 a.m. The activity will take place in the plenary hall of the Labour, Economic and Social Council of Catalonia (CTESC). The conference is free and open to the public with prior registration.

The conference will be dedicated to analysing the social, economic and labour impacts of current demographic changes. It will bring together researchers, professionals and representatives of social entities to reflect on the main challenges linked to the ageing of the population and its consequences on the labour market. The conference will focus on issues such as ageism, inequalities affecting older workers, the sustainability of pension systems, the extension of working lives, and the role of public policies in the current demographic transition.

The programme includes an opening session with a presentation by Alejandra Chulián, lecturer in psychology at the Universidad a Distància de Madrid, moderated by Óscar Molina, director of the Institute of Labour Studies. Subsequently, two round tables will be held. The first, focused on the labour market and ageing, will feature the participation of David Luque, lecturer in sociology at the University of Oviedo, and Riccardo Dalla, lecturer in sociology at the Open University of Catalonia, moderated by Mireia Bolíbar, lecturer in sociology at the UAB. The second table will address policies and experiences at the local level related to ageing and work, with the participation of Lourdes Charles, member of the Somseniors association, and Laia Sánchez, member of the Citilab Cornellà laboratory. The table will be moderated by Joan Rodríguez, lecturer in sociology at the UAB.

Place: CTESC Plenary Hall, Barcelona (Carrer de la Diputació 284)

Date: Friday 29, May de 2026 - 09:30h

Description:

This seminar explores the intersections between reproductive politics, networks and production of knowledge from a historical, sociological and science and technology studies (STS) perspective.

Departing from the notion of reproductive politics, the seminar analyzes activist movements, communication and global market networks that have configured reproductive rights, scientific knowledge of reproduction and access to public health resources. On one hand, feminist and activist networks are studied as forms of organizing, circulating knowledge and doing historical research; on the other hand, the role of reproductive markets, the commercialization of fertility and the global circulation of reproductive cells in the transformation of contemporary reproductive biology is examined.

The language will be English, but questions or contributions may be raised in Catalan or Spanish.

Online participation by this Teams link.

Programme:

11:00 - 11:05 Introduction (Laia Iturrizaga Zurita)
11:05 - 11:35 Oocyte biology networked entanglements in fertility crisis times (Rebecca Close)
11:35 - 12:05 Compliance as valorization: Ukrainian donor eggs and the global reproductive bioeconomy (Polina Vlasenko)
12:05 - 12:15 Coffee break
12:15 - 12:45 Feminist net-working: The work of networks as a critical historical methodology (Lina Chordaki)
12:45 - 13:00 Discussion

Participants:

Lina Chordaki (National Hellenic Research Foundation)
Rebecca Close (UAB)
Laia Iturrizaga Zurita (UAB)
Polina Vlasenko (ReproMob)

Place: iHC Seminar room + Teams

Date: Wednesday 3, June de 2026 - 11:00h

Date: Wednesday 3, June de 2026 - 13:00h