Labor in the Era of Polycrisis: Visions, Strategies and Actions
Labor in the Era of Polycrisis: Visions, Strategies and Actions
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The 17th Global Labour University International Conference
7-9 December 2026
School of Labor and Industrial Relations
University of the Philippines Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines
Globally and nationally an unprecedented polycrisis threatens to overwhelm societies’ capacities to achieve sustainable and fair solutions. The rapid deterioration of the environment, increasing geopolitical tensions, the rise of popular authoritarianism, a potential global debt crisis, and a shift from corporate globalization towards economic nationalism require responses beyond the usual business of avoiding an immediate crisis by postponing it. Societies need to make fundamental choices.
The 17th GLU conference in 2026 aims to bring together scholars, labour leaders and activists, policymakers and practitioners from across the world to explore and discuss the potential and possibilities of the labour movement to shape these choices.
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS!
Ready to take the next step in your professional journey? The application period for the 2nd Semester of Academic Year 2026-2027 is now officially open.
Whether you looking to upgrade your skills on-site or require the flexibility of distance learning, our Diploma in Industrial Relations program is designed to fit your professional life.
📅 Important Dates to Remember:
📅 Important Dates to Remember:
- Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
- Entrance Examination: November 7, 2026
- Release of Results: TBA
- Registration (Enrollment): January 11–13, 2027
- Start of Classes: January 15, 2027
🔗 Quick Links to Apply:
🔗 Quick Links to Apply:
- Application Guidelines: bit.ly/SOLAIRAppForms
- Graduate Studies Program in Industrial Relations (Onsite): bit.ly/SOLAIROnsite
- Online Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations: bit.ly/SOLAIROnline
Note: Secure your slot early and give yourself ample time to prepare the requirements. We look forward to welcoming you to our academic community this coming January 2027!
IRHR 25: ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN!
The 25th Certificate Course in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management (IRHR 25) is here!
Join one of UP SOLAIR's flagship certificate programs and learn from respected HR practitioners, labor relations experts, and UP faculty, all from the comfort of your home.
📅 September 5 – November 28, 2026, Saturday sessions
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Whether you're an HR practitioner, supervisor, manager, labor relations officer, or aspiring HR professional, this program will equip you with practical knowledge and current industry best practices to help you succeed in today's evolving workplace.
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LATEST NEWS
LATEST NEWS
UP SOLAIR is hosting a free onsite seminar-workshop on August 28, 2026, focusing on contracting and subcontracting regulations under DOLE Department Order No. 174-17 and evolving jurisprudence. Led by Atty. Alvin Liao Alburo, the afternoon session provides practical compliance insights tailored especially for HR practitioners and leaders in the manufacturing sector.
On July 23, 2026, UP SOLAIR hosted the Quality Assurance (QA) Team from the UP School of Library and Information Studies (UP SLIS) for a benchmarking session. The meeting allowed UP SOLAIR to gain valuable insights from UP SLIS’s successful ASEAN University Network–Quality Assurance assessment to help strengthen its own QA initiatives.
On July 9, 2026, the UP SOLAIR Center for Labor and Grassroots Initiatives (CLGI) conducted a Mandatory Eight-hour Safety and Health (MESH) seminar for Barangay Health Workers across the Philippines. Led by Dr. Ronahlee A. Asuncion, the seminar was organized in partnership with various labor organizations to enhance workplace safety for BHWs.
UP SOLAIR recently concluded the online 198th class of its Workers' Institute on Labor Laws (WILL) seminar, graduating fifty-six participants from across the Philippines. Directed by Asst. Prof. Atty. Alvin Liao Alburo, the three-day session provided attendees with a deeper understanding of labor laws to promote decent work and industrial peace.
Congratulations to Dean Melisa R. Serrano and Dr. Ronahlee A. Asuncion for their appointment as Social Scientists/Scholars under the UP Social Sciences and Philosophy Productivity System for the period 2024-2026.
Congratulations to Asst. Professor Benjamin B. Velasco on receiving the 2025 International Publication Award for his chapter on Philippine export zone workers' struggles in the book Reimagining Development in Southeast Asia.
Congratulations to Asst. Prof. Verna Dinah Q. Viajar on receiving the UP Diamond Jubilee Professorial Chair Award for her research titled Reintegration Practices, Policies, and Programmes: Lived experiences and perceptions of returned and currently working Filipino Migrant Domestic and Care Workers.
Congratulations to Asst. Prof. Mary Leain M. Pasumbal on receiving the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines Professorial Chair Award.
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