The 3rd International Symposium on Work in Agriculture - ISWA - will focus on the theme of current and future challenges of work in agriculture from a research, policy and practice perspective. Global crises, structural change, evolving labour dynamics and other dynamics at multiple levels create challenges of work in agriculture, currently and in the future. This requires research attention, meeting the needs of policy and practice. ISWA brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to address urgent questions and promote sustainable, inclusive solutions.
Important dates and contact
29 August 2025: Deadline for submissions for Working Groups.
The Working Groups will be selected by the Scientific Committee.
Please send your proposals by email to: ISWA2026.hafl [at] bfh.ch (ISWA2026[dot]hafl[at]bfh[dot]ch)
15 September 2025: Communication on accepted WG proposals and possible revisions of proposals.
1 October 2025: Launch call for contributions to the accepted WGs. Convenors of each WG will be responsible for selecting the contributions for their WG, under the guidance of the Scientific Committee.
Please note, that we will ask convenors of all WGs after the symposium to provide a summary with key messages that have been discussed in their WG. These summaries will be published on the conference website.
If you have any questions, please contact Melf-Hinrich Ehlers: melfhinrich.ehlers [at] agroscope.admin.ch (melfhinrich[dot]ehlers[at]agroscope[dot]admin[dot]ch)
The ISWA is the Symposium of the International Association on Work in Agriculture (IAWA). In 2026 it is organised together with the Hugo P. Cecchini Institute of BFH-HAFL and the Labour Science Colloquium (Arbeitswissenschaftliches Kolloquium) of AKAL.