Baldia Factory Fire, 2012: Lessons for Labour Rights Struggles
L'incendie de l'usine Baldia au Pakistan a entraîné la mort de 255 travailleurs. Luttes nationales et internationales et nombre de litiges s'en sont ensuivis. Qu'avons-nous appris? Quels progrès ont-ils été réalisés?
Soyez des nôtres pour une présentation par Faisal Siddiqi, avocat et Chercheur O'Brien en résidence à la Faculté de droit de McGill, avec la participation de Dr. Zobaida Khan et de Me Danny Kaufer, Ad. E.
Organisé par le Centre sur les droits de la personne et le pluralisme juridique, le programme des Chercheurs O'Brien en résidence et le Laboratoire de recherche sur le droit du travail et le développement.
Un léger repas sera servi. Prière de confirmer sa présence en écrivant à human.rights [at] mcgill.ca d'ici le 21 octobre.
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Faisal Siddiqi: Human Rights Litigator in Pakistan; McGill O’Brien Fellow in Residence, Fall 2016
Mr. Siddiqi completed a B.Sc in Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA in Law and MA from the University of Cambridge. Mr. Siddiqi is a practicing lawyer of the High Courts and Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is a former Advisor/Consultant to the Attorney General for Pakistan. He is also a Board Member of the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), Karachi, and is a Founding Trustee of the Legal Aid Foundation for Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault. He has a varied general litigation practice in constitutional, civil and criminal law and specializes in pro-bono human rights litigation. His well-known human rights cases include the Baldia Factory fire case and numerous cases representing victims of rape and gang rape, cases involving maladministration and lack of governance, cases involving the right to electricity and education, among others.
Zobaida Khan: McGill DCL graduate, Fall 2016; Specialist on the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh in 2013
Ms. Khan’s research interest lies at the intersection of international trade, sustainable development and labour governance. With a special focus on the transnational safety initiatives taken for ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh, her research explores the relationship between global trade and economic governance and transnational labour development. In September 2016, she successfully defended her doctoral thesis, “Trade, Labour and Sustainable Development: an Integrated Perspective” which was written under the supervision of Professor Adelle Blackett.
Danny Kaufer: Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP; Specialist in Labour and Employment Law
Mr. Kaufer focuses his practice on labour and employment law. He is widely recognized for his expertise in negotiation and arbitration and has been involved in many high-profile certification matters. He represents employers before federal and provincial authorities as well as before various arbitration boards across Canada. Mr. Kaufer has spoken extensively at events hosted by the American Bar Association's Labour and Employment Section, more specifically its International Labor and Employment Committee, of which he is immediate past Management Chair. He is also a member of the Planning Committee for the Section's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Committee of the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law section and a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
