Languages

Interpretation in the four official Congress languages – English, French, German and Spanish – will be provided in the main plenary and all sub-plenaries. Official Congress documents will also be translated into these languages.

In the main plenary, interpretation will be provided in:

  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • German
  • Swedish
  • Italian
  • Russian
  • Japanese
  • Arabic
  • Portuguese
  • Participants may also speak in Norwegian and Danish.

Future of Work

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Participants may also speak in Portuguese and Italian.

Wages and Inequality

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Participants may also speak in Portuguese and Italian.

Organising

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Participants may also speak in Portuguese and Italian.

The other languages listed above will be each provided in one or another of the subplenaries. The distribution of these languages is yet to be decided.

Interpretation headsets will be made available each morning at the Congress venue. Participants will not need to change headsets when moving between plenary and sub-plenary sessions. The headsets are expensive, and each participant is required to leave their headset at the collection point in the Congress venue each time they leave the building.