[ILERA World Congress 2018 – KLI Special Session] Future of Work: Challenges for Social Security and Labor Market Institutions

The 18th International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) World Congress took place at COEX, Seoul, from July 23rd to July 27th, under the theme of “Employment for a Sustainable Society: What is to be done?”

As one of the co-organizer of the congress, the KLI hosted KLI special session on July 23rd. The session discussed challenges for social security and labor market institutions in the age of digital transformation and ageing society. Mr. Mark Keese at OECD, Ms. Susan Hayter at ILO, Mr. Robert Palacios at World Bank, Dr. Gerhard Bosch at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Prof. Atsushi Seike at the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, and Dr. Jai-Joon Hur at the KLI gave a presentation, and the discussion and active Q&A from the floor followed. The detailed program of the KLI special session can be found on our website.

The KLI also hosted KLI Dinner Reception on July 24th to set the stage for networking between Asian scholars participated in ILERA World Congress 2018. Around 200 invited guests enjoyed KLI dinner reception. The detailed program and information of ILERA World Congress 2018 can be found at http://www.ilera2018.org/index.html.

Seminar Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the KLI: Toward an Inclusive and Dynamic Employment System

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the KLI. In commemoration of this meaningful year, the KLI hosted a seminar under the theme of “Toward an Inclusive and Dynamic Employment System”, at Korea Federation of SMEs, Seoul on September 19th. The seminar focused on the topic of the segmented structure of labor market and its alternatives, implications from the labor market segmentation, and the expansion of inclusiveness in labor law. At the dinner reception after the seminar, the former presidents and fellows and invited guests joined and celebrated the KLI’s 30th anniversary.  

2018 KLIPS (Korea Labor & Income Panel Study) Conference

2018 KILPS (Korea Labor & Income Panel Study) Conference will be taking place at the Convention Center of Hoam Faculty House at the Seoul National University, on October 26th. The KLIPS is a longitudinal study of a representative sample of Korean households and individuals, and the KLIPS data has served as a valuable data source for microeconomic analysis of labor market activities. Since the KLI’s launch of the first wave of the KLIPS in 1988, the survey has been conducted annually. For this year, scholars invited from the US, the UK, and Germany will give a presentation at the special session. Korean-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided for the special session and the sessions at magnolia hall.

The 16th Northeast Asia Labor Forum: New Forms of Employment – Labor Regulation and the Protection of Rights and Interests

The 16th Northeast Asia Labor Forum will be taking place in Qingdao, China, on November 2nd, with the topic of “New Forms of Employment – Labor Regulation and the Protection of Rights and Interests”. This forum is co-hosted by the Chinese Academy of Labour and Social Security (CALSS), the Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training (JILPT), and the KLI. The forum is taking place in one of the three countries each year, with the goal of providing an arena for researchers and policy makers to explore labor policy issues in the three Northeast Asian countries. The 2019 forum will be held in Korea.