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 began in July. I would like to express my gratitude to our distinguished speakers and moderators, especially to our Advisory Board member Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, for their contributions to the launch and every stage of the series, as well as to our attendees. You can access the recordings of the events we held this year via the links below. Our series will continue in 2025.
On July 4, 2024, we held our first webinar titled "A Requirement of Decent Work: The Right of Workers to Be Unreachable," moderated by Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, with the participation of F. Burcu Savaş Kutsal from Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law. You can access the event recording here.
On July 23, 2024, we held the second webinar of the series, titled "Algorithmic Discrimination in Hiring," moderated by TİHEK President Prof. Dr. Muharrem Kılıç, with the participation of Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu. You can access the event recording here.
On September 25, 2024, we held a webinar titled "Equality in Working Life: Wage Equality and Equality in Terminating Contracts," moderated by Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, with the participation of Doç. Dr. Seracettin Göktaş, President of the 9th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation, and Doç. Dr. Eda Manav Özdemir from the General Directorate of Legal Affairs and Legislation of the Turkish Presidency. The event discussed equality in working life, wage justice, and equality in the termination of employment contracts in light of current judicial decisions. You can access the event recording here.
On October 24, 2024, the fourth webinar of the series, titled "Protection of the Worker’s Freedom of Expression as a Requirement of Decent Work," was held with the moderation of Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Gülnihal Ahter Yakacak and the participation of Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Aybüke Karaca Yağcı from Marmara University. You can access the event recording here.
On November 5, 2024, the fifth webinar, titled "General Principles of Retirement Pensions in the Turkish Social Security System," was held with the moderation of Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, and the participation of Doç. Dr. Orhan Ersun Civan from TOBB University of Economics and Technology Faculty of Law. You can access the event recording here.
On November 21, 2024, the webinar titled "The Right to Be Forgotten for Workers" was held, moderated by Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, with the participation of Prof. Dr. Iştar Urhanoğlu, Faculty Member of the Department of Labour and Social Security Law at Hacettepe University. The event discussed the right to be forgotten in labor law and its applications. You can access the event recording here.
On December 5, 2024, we held the webinar titled "Violation of the Prohibition of Age Discrimination in Employment Relations," moderated by Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Gülnihal Ahter Yakacak, with the participation of Doç. Dr. Canan Ünal Adınır from the Department of Labour and Social Security Law at Marmara University. The event focused on the violation of the prohibition of age discrimination in employment relations and its place and application in labor law. You can access the event recording here.
On December 26, 2024, the final event of the year, titled "Working and Resting Hours of Ship Workers: Decent Working Conditions under the MLC and the Maritime Labour Law from the Perspective of Occupational Health and Safety," was held with the moderation of Prof. Dr. Yeliz Bozkurt Gümrükçüoğlu, with the participation of Doç. Dr. Esra Baskan from Özyeğin University. You can access the event recording here.
