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In the "Decent Work Series" organized by Ibn Haldun University UHAM, the topic of "Invisible Human Labor: Kidfluencers and Digital Child Labor" was addressed. The event evaluated the "kidfluencer" phenomenon, a new manifestation of child labor in the digital age, from national and comparative law perspectives, and discussed the problems it poses in the context of child labor, labor law, and children's rights.

In the seventeenth session of the 'Decent Work Series,' organized by Ibn Haldun University UHAM, [which was] the event titled 'Social Security in the Shadow of the Climate Crisis: New Risks, New Safeguards,' the new risks faced by social security systems due to the climate crisis and the new safeguard mechanisms that must be developed against these risks were examined from the 'decent work' perspective.

In the event titled “The Transformation of Working Life within the Framework of Climate Change, Climate Law, and Labour Law,” organized by Ibn Haldun University UHAM, the impacts of the climate crisis on working life, the need for new regulations, and the transforming labor law agenda from a 'decent work' perspective were comprehensively examined.

In the XV session of the “Decent Work Series” organized by Ibn Haldun University UHAM, the opportunities presented by the phenomenon of telework and the risks it entails in this era of accelerated digitalization were examined from the perspectives of labor law and human rights. The impact of this new model on the decent work principle was comprehensively evaluated.

In the 14th session of the “Decent Work Series” organized by Ibn Haldun University’s Center for International Law and Human Rights (UHAM), the relationship between a just transition and collective bargaining within the green transformation process was discussed in the context of sustainable development goals.

The twelfth session of the "Decent Work Series," organized by the Center for International Law and Human Rights Practice and Research (UHAM) at Ibn Haldun University, addressed family-friendly labor law practices from both national and international perspectives.

In the fifth session of the Intellectual Interaction Meetings, our Center Director Dr. Gülnihal Ahter Yakacak evaluated current debates on children's presence in the digital world.

In the tenth session of the Decent Work Series, the concept of fair wage was discussed in both legal and social contexts, with a focus on its role in achieving social justice.

In the ninth session of the Decent Work Series organized by UHAM, workers’ right to have a say and the prohibition of discrimination in recruitment were discussed.

UHAM held the "Women's Rights Panel: Equality, Justice, and a Look into the Future" event on March 13, 2025.

As the International Law and Human Rights Center (UHAM) of Ibn Haldun University, we successfully completed 8 events in 2024 as part of the Decent Work Series, which we launched in July.

UHAM held the final session of the Decent Work Series under the title "Working and Rest Hours of Seafarers: Decent Working Conditions Within the Framework of MLC and the Maritime Labor Law from an Occupational Health and Safety Perspective."

The Introduction of the Turkey Human Rights and Equality Institution (TİHEK) Report on Human Rights Violations in Palestine and Gaza Genocide Was Held at Our University.

The seventh session of the Decent Work Series organized by UHAM was held under the title Violation of the Age Discrimination Prohibition in Employment Relations.

The 6th session of the Dignified Work Series organized by UHAM took place under the title "The Right to Be Forgotten of the Worker."

The fifth session of the Decent Work Series organized by UHAM, titled "General Principles of Old-Age Pension in the Turkish Social Security System," took place.

The "Protection of Workers' Freedom of Expression as a Requirement for Decent Work" event organized by UHAM was held with a session in which the decisions of the Constitutional Court and the Federal Courts of Germany were comparatively examined.

In the panel on “Equality in Working Life” organized by Ibn Haldun University UHAM, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seracettin Göktaş, President of the 9th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eda Manav Özdemir from the General Directorate of Law and Legislation of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, and Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, Faculty Member of IHU Department of Labor and Social Security Law, discussed the issues of pay equality and equality in termination of employment contracts within the framework of current judicial decisions.

The "Law Student Symposium" on Comparative Law and Human Rights, organized by Ibn Haldun University, International Law and Human Rights Application and Research Center, was successfully completed on 17 May 2024. In the day-long symposium, various aspects of Human Rights were discussed in detail. Here are the sessions and speakers of the symposium:

Applications for the student symposium with the theme of "Comparative Law and Human Rights" by the International Law and Human Rights Application and Research Center operating within Ibn Haldun University have started.

The Palestinian issue was discussed by academics from various universities as a case in which international law has deliberately put itself in a deadlock, and the possible positions that international law will take at the end of the attacks were evaluated.