The payment of a living wage as a human right: obligations of states and responsibilities of international businesses

The Payment of a Living Wage as a Human Right: Obligations of States and Responsibilities of International Businesses

Universitas Mercatorum, Piazza Mattei 10 – Roma

Venerdì 10 Ottobre 2025, ore 11:00 – 18:00

Moderatore

• Prof. Elena Sychenko

Saluti istituzionali

• Rettore Prof. Giovanni Cannata

Introduzione

• Prof. Marco MocellaUM - 10.10 

11:00 Apertura della conferenza

11:10 – 12:45 | Sessione 1 Minimum Wage v. Living Wage: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

• Adequate wage v. living wage: analisi delle norme delle direttive UE su due diligence e corporate sustainability reporting Nicolas Bueno (UniDistance Suisse), Elena Sychenko (Mercatorum University, Saint Petersburg State University)

• Wages in the supply chain: tra codici di condotta e sustainability reporting Marco Mocella (Mercatorum University)

• Denial of living wage come indicatore di lavoro forzato o sfruttamento economico estremo: implicazioni legali per le multinazionali nell’UE Nazrin Huseinzade (Tilburg Law School, Responsible Contracting Project, Enact Sustainable Strategies)

• Ensuring the living wage nel settore della pesca: è un fattore di sostenibilità? Martina Bassotti (Mercatorum University)

• Public procurement come strumento per applicare minimi salariali e living wage Anne Davies (University of Oxford)

• From commitments to implementation: corporate pathways to living wages in supply chains Jill van de Walle (World Benchmarking Alliance)

• Understanding how garment brands can contribute to living wages Anne van Lakerveld (Fair Wear)

• Breaking the wage gridlock: adattare le strategie salariali ai contesti locali Chaimae Azmi (Fair Labor Association)UM

12:45 – 13:30 | Lunch

13:30 – 15:00 | Sessione 2 Living Wage as a Right

• Legal and economic approaches to living wage determinants Olesya Veredyuk (Saint Petersburg State University), Nikita Lyutov (Maqsut Narikbayev University)

• The impact of living wages: the economic controversy Christoph Scherrer (University of Kassel)

• A dashboard for the analysis of the socio-economic context of minimum living wage policies Daniel Kostzer (International Trade Union Confederation)

• Fiscal measures to ensure a living wage Caterina Corrado Oliva (Mercatorum University)

• A company law perspective on the living wage agenda Sara Addamo (Mercatorum University)

• Towards a transparent living wage: methodology and implementation Daniela Ceccon, Paulien Osse, Nii Ashia Amanquarnor, Mehr Kalra, Intan Citra Phonskaningtyas (Wageindicator)

• The right to minimum living wage is a human right: analisi della giurisprudenza del Comitato ONU CESCR Elena Sychenko (Mercatorum University, Saint Petersburg State University)

• Towards a sixth fundamental right: defending the inclusion of the right to a living wage in the ILO Declaration Ioannis Katsaroumpas (European Trade Union Institute, University of Sussex), Maria Kotsoni (Princeton University)

• European approach to living wage as a human right: il punto di vista dell’European Committee of Social Rights Monika Schlachter (University of Trier)

• The need to broaden the concept of a living wage beyond traditional employment relations Martijn Arets, Marta Kahancová, Paulien Osse, Fiona Dragstra (Wageindicator)

• Access to living wage for non-standard workers: a legal perspective Emanuele Menegatti (University of Bologna)

• The human right to a living wage for informal work in value chains in India Sandhya Drew (Jindal Global University; City St Georges; Paris Nanterre)

• Judicial recognition of the right to living wage: lessons from 20th century Australia Dr. Eugene Schofield-Georgsson, Dr. Frances Flanagan (University of Technology Sydney)

15:30 – 16:30 | Sessione 3 Living Wage as a Sustainability FactorUM

16:40 – 18:00 | Sessione 4 Living Wage as a Contractual ClauseUM

Comitato Scientifico

• Marco Mocella

• Caterina Corrado Oliva

• Elena Sychenko

• Martina Bassotti

• Sara Addamo