| Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | |
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             ›12:30 (30min) 
                                                                
                                                             12:30 - 13:00 (30min) 
                        
                            Welcome address                         
                                                                            Myriam Raymond, Nagla Rizk, Antonio A. Casilli, Paola Tubaro 
                                                                                                                    ›13:00 (1h20) 
                                                                
                                                             13:00 - 14:20 (1h20) 
                        
                            The Political Economy of Digital Labor in MEA                         
                                                                                                                                                    
                                        › On the rising phenomena of Troll Farming: Electronic Committees and the Exploitation of Digital Labor in the Middle East
                                         - Myriam RAYMOND, GRANEM, Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Angers, Digital Platform labor
                                        
                                            13:00-13:15 (15min)
                                        
                                     
                                                                    
                                        › The Social Production of Disinformation: Labor, Ideology and Patriotism in Iranian Troll Farms
                                         - Ayeb Marina, University of Urbino
                                        
                                            13:15-13:30 (15min)
                                        
                                     
                                                                    
                                        › The Political Economy of Digital Labour in Bangladesh and MEA: Comparative Perspectives on Platform Work and Precarity
                                         - Dr. Md. Hasan Ali, Selinus University
                                        
                                            13:30-13:45 (15min)
                                        
                                     
                                                                    
                                        › Algorithmic Management, Data Practices and Worker Precarity on Ride-hailing Platforms in Kenya
                                         - GEOFFREY OCHIENG, Independent researcher
                                        
                                            13:45-14:00 (15min)
                                        
                                     
                                                            ›14:20 (10min) 
                                                                
                                                             14:20 - 14:30 (10min) 
                        
                            Break                         
                                                                                                                                            ›14:30 (30min) 
                                                                
                                                             14:30 - 15:00 (30min) 
                        
                            Special Report: Data Work in Egypt                         
                                                                            Myriam Raymond 
                                                                                                                    ›15:00 (1h20) 
                                                                
                                                             15:00 - 16:20 (1h20) 
                        
                            Algorithmic Management and Workers’ Rights                         
                                                                                                                                                    
                                        › Algorithmic Governance and Regulatory Blind Spots: Insights from Turkey for Platform Labor in the Middle East and Africa
                                         - Zeynep Kıyak, Independent Researcher
                                        
                                            15:00-15:15 (15min)
                                        
                                     
                                                                    
                                        › From Plato to Platform: Political Philosophy and Algorithmic Governance of Labor in the Middle East and Africa
                                         - Mazhar ELSHORBAGI, Deraya University
                                        
                                            15:15-15:30 (15min)
                                        
                                     
                                                                    
                                        › Who is standing up for the workers - Setting the agenda for AI in the workplace regulation in the GCC
                                         - Mohmaed Elimam, University of Bath [Bath], Kearney Middle East and Africa
                                        
                                            15:30-15:45 (15min)
                                        
                                     
                                                                    
                                        › Regulating platform work: a contribution to assessing the convergence of public policies in Africa
                                         - YOUSSEF BELHAJ, Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences
                                        
                                            15:45-16:00 (15min)
                                        
                                     
                                                            ›16:20 (10min) 
                                                                
                                                             16:20 - 16:30 (10min) 
                        
                            Day 1 closing remarks                         
                                                                            Myriam Raymond, Antonio A. Casilli, Paola Tubaro 
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