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Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture: A Discussion on the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force Report featuring Adelle Blackett
March 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM
| Location: | 2017 Dunton Tower |
Please join us for our 2024 Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Adelle Blackett, Professor of Law and McGill University and Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law. Dr. Blackett will be leading a discussion on the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force Report that was recently released!
RSVP is required to attend, and can be done so below. Brunch will be provided for attendees.
*Please note that this event will be soley in-person and NOT hybrid.*
Adelle Blackett, Professor of Law & Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law poses outside her home in Montreal. (Christinne Muschi / McGill Alumni Magazine)
About the speaker: Dr. Adelle Blackett, FRSC, Ad E, is a Professor of Law at McGill University and the Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law. She has earned renown for building a decolonial approach to labour law, including in its interface with trade law and slavery and the law. Her 2019 book manuscript entitled “Everyday Transgressions: Domestic Workers’ Transnational Challenge to International Labor Law” (Cornell University Press) garnered the Canadian Council on International Law’s (CCIL) 2020 Scholarly Book Award. Her current SSHRC-funded research challenging the metaphorical uses of slavery supports her general rapporteurship for the International Academy of Comparative Law, in which she is an elected Associate Member. Actively involved in law reform internationally and in Canada, from 2021 – 2023, she chaired the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force and authored the recently released report that will be discussed in the lecture.
About the Series: you can find more information about the series here: Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture.