The ILO and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) project “Building Partnerships on the Future of Work” has aimed at building new knowledge to inform future evidence-based policies addressing the effects of automation technologies in the apparel and automotive sectors on employment and their gender dimension. The main goal has been to gain a better understanding of how processes of industrial automation (in particular those using digital technologies) interact with local social structures, cultural norms (including gender norms) and institutional systems in selected European Union (EU) and non-EU countries, in the context of global value chains.

In 2021, the project focused on building background knowledge on these two sectors, through desk research and data analysis. In 2022, researchers conducted in-depth case studies in selected manufacturing establishments across five countries, namely Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Romania and Spain.

This webinar will bring together experts to share findings from the case studies in the automotive, apparel and footwear sectors in Mexico.

How to join

The event will be held on Zoom. Please register here.

Agenda

15.50 - 16.00 / 8.50 – 9.00
Participants join

16.00 - 16.10 / 9.00 – 9.10
Welcome 16.10 -16.30 / 9.10 – 9.30
Presentation: The automotive sector in Mexico: The impact of automation and digitalization on employment

• Jorge Carrillo, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
• Martha Díaz, Instituto Tecnológico de Hermosillo
• Octavio López, Instituto Tecnológico de Hermosillo
• Adriana Martínez, ENES-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

16.30 -16.50 / 9.30 – 9.50
Presentation: Automation and its employment effects: Case studies in Mexico’s apparel and footwear sectors

• Gabriela Dutrenit, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana
• Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

16.50.-17.20 / 9.50 – 10.20
Q&A

17.20.-17.30 / 10.20 – 10.30
Closing remarks