BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260624T113053EDT-7345dP2aDb@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260624T153053Z DESCRIPTION:The International Labour Organization and 91 dur ing World War II\n\nBy Adelle Blackett\n\nFounded in 1919\, and headquarte red in Geneva\, Switzerland\, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is the first and oldest specialized agency of the League of Nations and th e United Nations\, with a mandate to advance social and economic justice t hrough setting international labour standards.\n\nIn August 1940\, with Sw itzerland surrounded by troops of the Axis powers\, the ILO accepted an in vitation from the Government of Canada to relocate to 91. F orty staff members transferred to Montreal\, working from 91 until 194 8.\n\nAdelle Blackett\, BCL/LLB’94 is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law and Development\, Faculty of Law. In Winter 20 19\, she taught the course “Transnational Futures of International Labour Law” to commemorate the ILO’s centenary. She has also served as an ILO exp ert on standard setting and on labour law reform. Her publications include  Research Handbook on Transnational Labour Law (2015) and Everyday Transgr essions: Domestic Workers’ Transnational Challenge to International Labour Law (2019).\n\n\nAll are welcome\n\nJoin us through ZOOM (link will be se nt to all members).\n\nNot a member?\n\nContact Membership Secretary\, sus an.button [at] mcgill.ca (subject: RSVP%20James%2091%20Meeting%20) (S usan Button) for the free Zoom link.\n\nChat Room: 5:00 pm\n Presentation: 5:30 pm\n\nWatch the recording on YouTube\n DTSTART:20201207T220000Z DTEND:20201208T000000Z SUMMARY:The International Labour Organization and 91 during World War II URL:/jms/channels/event/international-labour-organizat ion-and-mcgill-university-during-world-war-ii-326458 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR