Listers, This might be of interest to you. Thank you Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Richard Hill via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org> Date: Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 1:37 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] Webinar - "Capturing Our Future: How WTO is helping Big Tech Corporations to Take Over the World of Work" Webinar To: <internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org> Dear all, Here is an analysis of the proposals made in free trade negotiations that are related to topics of interest to this list, including proposals that might limit use of open source software: https://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/digital_chapters_and_the_impact_on_labour_e... On *July 1* at 8.30am (Washington DC) / 2.30pm (Brussels) / 8.30pm (Singapore), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the New Economics Foundation (NEF) are organizing a webinar presenting that report. They will be discussing: o The report’s findings with regards to the workplace, quality of employment, industrialization for developing countries, platform work and other areas o How a WTO agreement could lead to exacerbating inequality, increasing labour market polarization, and monopolies o How Big Tech is taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis to capture more data and increase their power Moderated by Alison Tate (ITUC) Report findings by Duncan McCann (NEF) and Yorgos Altintzis (ITUC) Discussion with Anna Byhovskaya (TUAC) _______________________________________________ To manage your Internet Society subscriptions or unsubscribe, log into the Member Portal at https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login and go to the Preferences tab within your profile. - View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A