“Differences and Similarities in the Formation of Labor Law in Anglo-Saxon (Common Law) and Roman-Germanic (Civil Law) Countries”

Date: April 11th 2025.

12:00h Brasília – 11:00 Washington –  Opening Conference
The Importance of Comparative Law Study Techniques for a Better Understanding of Labour Law and Labour Relations
Jean Michel Servais. President of the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law. Former Director of the ILO.

13:00h Brasília – 12:00 Washington

1st Panel. Collective Bargaining as a Tool for the Construction of Labour Law in Brazil and the United States

Augustus Cochrane. Emeritus Professor of Political Science Agnus Scott College, Atlanta Georgia.

Jorge Boucinhas Filho. Professor at FGV and Mackenzie. Secretary General of the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law. Brazilian Academy of Labour Law.

14:00 Brasília – 15:00 Wahington – Luch break

15:00 Brasilia – 14:00 Washington

2nd Panel. The American and Brazilian Trade Union Systems.
Guilherme Guimarães Feliciano. Professor at the University of São Paulo. Member of the Brazilian Academy of Labour Law. Magistrate and member of the National Justice Council of Brazil.

Jeffrey Vogt. Rule of Law director of the Solidarity Center and co-founder of the International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network. Member of the  ILO Governing Body.

16:00 Brasilia – 15:00 Washington

3rd Panel. The Challenges of Protecting Workers on Digital Platforms in the United States and Brazil.
Antonio Rodrigues de Freitas Júnior. Professor at the University of São Paulo. Former National Secretary of Justice of Brazil. Retired Legislative Prosecutor of the São Paulo City Council.
Liz Tippet. Professor at the University of Oregon and the Faculty Co-Director for the Master’s Program in Conflict and Dispute Resolution..

17:00 Brasília – 16:00 Washington

4th Panel. Collective Protection of Labour Rights: Specificities of American Class Actions and Brazilian Public Civil Actions.
Enoque Ribeiro dos Santos. Professor at the University of São Paulo. Magistrate of Rio de Janeiro labor Court.

Stanley Gacek. Counsel to the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.

18:00 Brasília – 17:00 Washington

5th Panel. Judicial Precedents as Mechanisms for the Construction of Labour Law in Brazilian and American Law.
Janice Bellace. Honorary President of the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law. Professor of Legal Studies at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania whose field is international and comparative labor and employment law.

Sergio Torres Teixeira. Professor at the University of Pernambuco. Member of the Brazilian Academy of Labour Law. Magistrate of Pernambuco labor Court.