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WG Histories of Working Time donald.weber Fri 26/06/2026 - 16:43 'La pointeuse' (the time clock) by Wilchar, Belgium, s.d. (Amsab-ISH ls000405) Mission

The struggle for an eight-hour day was foundational to the emergence of the modern labour movement, and the battle over working time remains significant to labour activism across the globe. The ELHN Working G...

WG ILO Histories donald.weber Fri 26/06/2026 - 16:16 Celebrating the adoption of the Domestic Worker Convention, Geneva, June 2011 (ILO) Mission

The ELHN Working Group ILO Histories seeks to bring together scholars interested in the rich history of the International Labour Organization [ILO] and its promotion of global labour standards and tripartis...

Conference "Political Unions in European History (10th–18th Centuries) and Their Perception in the Cultures of Remembrance (19th–21st Centuries)" Event, 7-9 September 2026 execassist Tue 23/06/2026 - 13:15 Veranstalter: Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig und Polnische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Huschner, SAW; Prof. Dr. Igor Kąkolewski, P...

Conference "Concepts of Freedom and the Development of Democracy in Great Britain in Historical Comparison" Event, 16 July-17 July 2026 execassist Tue 23/06/2026 - 10:42 Organizer: Arbeitskreis Großbritannien-Forschung; Institut für soziale Bewegungen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Venue: Institut für soziale Bewegungen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, im Haus der Geschichte des Ruhr...

Conference "États, sociétés et classes populaires en Amérique latine. Étudier les transformations des rapports politiques par le bas" (French, Spanish and English) Event, deadline 5 September 2026 execassist Mon 15/06/2026 - 13:13

Strasbourg/France

Cette journée d’étude interdisciplinaire vise à analyser les transformations contemporaines des rapports e...