đź“… 9-11 September 2026
ILO, Geneva
INDL-9 brings together researchers, policymakers and practitioners to examine AI supply chains and the human labour behind them, from data annotation and content moderation to algorithmic management and platform work. The conference will explore how AI systems can be made more transparent, ethical, sustainable and grounded in decent work.
INDL conferences provide a unique opportunity to share knowledge and new perspectives in research and practice related to digital labour and its linkages with technology, platformization and the rise of artificial intelligence.
The 2026 edition will focus on “AI Supply Chains”, examining how artificial intelligence systems are built, maintained and governed, and the often-overlooked human labour that makes them functional and safe. The conference will explore the role of data annotators, labelers, content moderators and other workers who support AI systems, while also considering questions of technical efficiency, ethical sourcing, social dialogue, procurement, sustainability and international labour standards.
The objective of the conference is to help bridge the gap between technical efficiency and human well-being, and to contribute to a comprehensive research agenda on human-centred AI supply chains.
This year’s INDL-9 conference highlights the following Thematic areas:
- Transparency and traceability in the AI models and their supply chains
- Working conditions, occupational safety and health of workers in the human-in-the-loop
- Best practices for ethical AI procurement and corporate social responsibility in data labeling
- Role of social dialogue in governing AI-mediated work
- Organizational, legal and financial perspectives on the rate of investment in ethical AI and challenges of regulatory compliance (eg., the EU AI Act)
- New frameworks for a “human-centric” AI supply chain
- Ecological impacts and environmental sustainability of AI infrastructures
This edition of the INDL-9 conference is organized through a collaborative partnership between the ILO (International Labour Organization), DiPLab (Digital Platform Labor), ACM SIGCAS (the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computers and Society), and Yale University.