Digital Labor Perspectives from the Middle East and Africa. 1st conference of the Middle East & Africa chapter of International Network on Digital Labor (INDL)

09:00 - 09:30

Welcome - Registration

09:30 - 09:50

Welcome and Introduction - Antonio Casilli, Paris Telecom. Sarrah Kassem, University of Tübingen. Eric Oechslin, Director of ILO's Country Office for Egypt and Eritrea, and Decent Work Team for North Africa. Samer Atallah, Associate Dean, Business School, The American University in Cairo

09:50 - 10:30

Keynote: AI, Work and Inclusion in the Middle East and Africa - Nagla Rizk, The American University in Cairo

10:30 - 10:45

Coffee break

10:45 - 12:15

Disrupting different industries and sectors - Chair: Antonio A. Casilli (Telecom Paris)

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10:45 - 11:03

› Fidélisation des clients dans l'E-Banking : Cas des banques marocaines - HAFSSA YERROU, University Hassan II [Casablanca] - BENROKIYA OUMAIMA, University Hassan II [Casablanca] - AMINA ACHMAOUI, University Hassan II [Casablanca]

11:04 - 11:21

› L'impact des TIC sur le lien de subordination en droit du travail marocain : renforcement ou fragilisation ? - Sonia Bourass, Université Mohammed V de Rabat [Agdal]

11:22 - 11:39

› Digitalization of Education Sector in Iraq and the Role of the EdTech ecosystem in creating new avenues for women's access to paid labour in a digital economy. - Sumana Singha, Banarsi Das Arya College

11:40 - 11:57

› Artem ex machina: creative labor & surveillance economies in the MENA - Nadine Moawad, Culture Resource

11:58 - 12:15

› استجابات السياسات لتحول العمالة الرقمية والتشغيل الآلي في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا - Elhafad Nouini, Social Science Lab-MENA

10:45 - 12:15

Platforms and Informality - Chair: Paola Tubaro (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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10:45 - 11:07

› Platform Work, Social Protection and Representation: A Case of Egyptian Delivery Workers - Amal Mowafy, The American University in Cairo - Nagla Rizk, , The American University in Cairo

11:08 - 11:30

› A Case Study on Social Norms in Women's Informal Digital Labor - Saadeddine Igamane, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah

11:31 - 11:53

› Digital Platform Based Work in Jordan - Ahmad Awad, Phenix Center for Economic and Informatic Studies - Olivia Odell, Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies - Marah Abbas, Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies - Morad Kotkot, Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies

11:54 - 12:15

› New forms of Work, Old forms of exploitation - Asma BEN HASSEN, Ecole Superieur des sciences economiques et du commerce de Tunis

12:15 - 13:20

Lunch

13:20 - 14:05

Keynote: African Work Futures in the Digital Age - Mohammad Amir Anwar (The University of Edinburgh)

14:05 - 14:15

Short break

14:15 - 15:45

Labor Realities & Mobilizations across MEA - Chair: Myriam Raymond (Université d’Angers)

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14:15 - 14:37

› Beyond the App: Decoding Snapp!'s Rise and Labor Dynamics in Iran's Largest Startup - Ida Nikou, Stony Brook University [SUNY]

14:38 - 15:00

› Vulnerabilities among digital platform workers during the Coronavirus pandemic: An exploratory study of ride hailing drivers in Ghana - Shaibu Bukari, University of Cape Coast [Ghana]

15:01 - 15:23

› The perils of digital work in Lebanon: Lessons from taxi and delivery workers - Wassim Maktabi, The Policy Initiative - Sami Atallah, The Policy Initiative - Sami Zoughaib, The Policy Initiative

15:24 - 15:45

› Migrant Mobilization in the Authoritarian Gig Economy: Migrant Labor Rights, Interethnic Solidarity Mobilization, and Talabat Workers in the United Arab Emirates - Froilan Malit Jr, University of Glasgow, American University in Dubai

15:45 - 16:15

Poster

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15:45 - 16:15

› Défis posés par l'IA au travail humain au Maroc à la lumière de la crise que connait le secteur éducatif - Kawtar Tsouli, sciences économiques

15:45 - 16:15

› L'utilisation du Cloud Computing dans les petites et moyennes entreprises ( PME ): Quelle implication entre les acteurs et les données ? - REDOUANE ELHALOUMI, ELHALOUMI

15:45 - 16:15

› Les GAFAM entre exacerbation des inégalités et lutte contre la pauvreté - BRAHIM EL AZHARY, Université Hassan II, Casablanca. Faculté des sciences juridiques, économiques et sociales- Mohammedia - Oumaima RGUIBI, Université Hassan II Casablanca, Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines Ain Chock

15:45 - 16:15

› Digital Transformations and the Future of Women's Economic Participation in the MENA Region: New Opportunities or Further Disappointments? - Samar Abdelmageed, PhD Student, Ain Shams University, Egypt

15:45 - 16:15

› Towards New Precarities: South Asian Gig Workers in the GCC Region - Aishik Saha, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

15:45 - 16:15

› Unleashing the Potential of Women and Girls in the Digital Economy of the MENA Region: A Case Study of Egypt - Rasha Hassan, Research advisor

15:45 - 16:15

› The Impact of Integrating Algorithm Management and Artificial Intelligence in Human Resource Management in Selected Organizations in Egypt - Hanan Abdelrahman, Cairo University

16:15 - 17:45

Roundtable: Promoting inclusion and decent work in digital jobs - Chair: Zulum Avila, Employment Strategies Specialist in the Digital Economy, ILO

17:45 - 18:00

Wrap Up and Closing Remarks - Myriam Raymond (Université d'Angers), Paola Tubaro (CNRS)

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