Plenary sessions > Plenary panel: New Unionism, towards global alliances

Plenary panel: New Unionism, towards global alliances

 

Chair:

Francesco Sinopoli, President of Di Vittorio Foundation

 

 

Panelists: 

- Michele Bulgarelli, General secretary of CGIL Bologna, Italy

 Michele Bulgarelli is the General Secretary of the Bologna Chamber of Labour of CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro). CGIL is a general and confederal union with 5 million members at national level and 150,000 in the Bologna metropolitan area. Bulgarelli joined CGIL after his involvement in the student and the alter-globalization movement, participating to the Italian Federation of Metalworkers (FIOM) in key sectors such as packaging and the automotive industry in the Bologna area (as Volkswagen, Ducati and Lamborghini). Since 2023, he has been General Secretary of the CGIL of Bologna, a city characterized by renewal experiences of trade union actions and bargaining at company and social levels.

- Joan Kinyua, President of Data Labelers Association, Kenya

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President of the Data Labeler Association, Joan Kinyua is a digital rights activist focusing on empowering individuals and communities by ensuring their voices are heard in conversations about AI policies, digital labor, and the future of work.

 

- Felipe Corredor Álvarez, spokesperson, Riders x Derechos, Spain

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Felipe Corredor Álvarez is a former Deliveroo rider in Barcelona, he co-founded and serves as spokesperson for the activism platform Riders x Derechos, working hand in hand with unions denouncing the dangers of uberization and pushing for improvements in labor regulation. He is also part of the Observatory of Work, Algorithm and Society (TAS), which analyzes the impact of algorithmic management on labor rights, pushing for lawsuits and regularization of workers. He holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and lectures at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.

 

- Kauna Ibrahim Malgwi, spokesperson, UniGlobal, Nigeria

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Kauna Malgwi is a Nigerian labor organizer and a leading voice in the emerging African Content Moderator Union, which advocates for the rights of digital workers in Kenya and Nigeria. She rose to international prominence after filing a landmark lawsuit against Facebook over human and labor rights abuses—a case that drew global attention to the difficult working conditions in the tech industry. Malgwi has addressed the European Parliament, urging stronger protections for online labor, and was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in AI.

 

The panel discussion will be in Italian and English, with an interpretation service.
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