Submit Your Abstract to INDL-9 (ILO, Geneva, 9-11 Sept. 2026)!
In collaboration with the ILO (International Labour Organization), ACM SIGCAS
(the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computers and
Society), and Yale University, DiPLab is proud to share the call for papers of
the 9th annual conference of the International Network on Digital
Labor. INDL-9 will take place from September 9 to 11, 2026 and, for the first
time, will be hosted at the headquarters of the International Labour
Organization (ILO) in Geneva. The deadline for abstract submissions is April 30,
2026 (via the Sciencesconf platform).
Submit Your Abstract
We aim for this call to reach every scholar, practitioner, and organizer working
on digital labor and AI. INDL conferences have consistently provided a space
where rigorous research intersects with real-world practice, and where
interdisciplinary dialogue is not only encouraged but expected. With this ninth
edition, we aim to raise the bar even higher.Hosting our conference at the ILO —
the United Nations agency at the heart of global labor governance — lends this
edition a singular importance.
This is a moment of convergence for our field and a unique opportunity to deepen
our collective commitment by connecting scholarship with workers’ advocacy and
global policy debates.
> “AI Supply Chains: Building an Interdisciplinary Research Agenda for AI and
> Labor”
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> Theme of this edition
This edition seeks contributions that explore:
• Transparency and traceability in AI models
• Working conditions and occupational safety and health of human-in-the-loop
workers
• Best practices in ethical AI and corporate social responsibility
• Social dialogue in AI-mediated work
• Organizational, legal, and financial perspectives on investment in ethical AI
• Regulatory compliance, including developments such as the EU AI Act
• Proposals for genuinely human-centric AI supply chains
• Ecological sustainability of AI infrastructure
We also warmly welcome submissions on themes that have defined and strengthened
our community over the years, including (but not limited to): algorithmic
management and workers’ resistance, platform cooperativism and alternative
business models, legal and institutional responses to platform labor, and the
gendered dimensions of digital labor.Please consider submitting your work and,
above all, help us spread the word.
See you in Geneva!
Read the Full Call for Papers
This edition of the INDL conference is organized through a collaborative
partnership between DiPLab (Digital Platform Labor), the ILO (International
Labour Organization), ACM SIGCAS (the Association for Computing Machinery
Special Interest Group on Computers and Society), and Yale University.