It is now less than a month to go until the start of the 9th annual conference of the International Network on Digital Labor (INDL-9, 9-11 September 2026): AI Supply Chains: Building an interdisciplinary research agenda for AI and labour. DiPLab, along with Yale University, ACM SIGGCAS, and the Geneva Graduate Institute, is truly delighted to be hosting such a vibrant international community of researchers, practitioners and activists at the International Labour Organization (ILO). DiPLab has allocated 10 small scholarships (EUR 400 each) to support travel, accommodation, and meal expenses of promising INDL-9 presenters. Scholarship will be awarded to recipients during the welcome address of the conference. Obtention is conditional on actual participation. After a careful selection process, the following ten applicants have been awarded a scholarship: * Kinchan Chakma * Prachi Sharma * Fitahiana Razafimahenina * Sonam Rai * Shikha Shalini * Amanda Biazzi * Prachi Tayade * Saadeddine Igamane * José Ángel Cerón Hernández * Fasica Gebrekidan We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the selection committee (Matheus Viana Braz, Stella Lopez, Marco Marrone, Myriam Raymond, and Iraklis Vogiatsis) for their time, care, and thoughtful consideration in a highly competitive selection process with a large number of outstanding applications.

For years, Julian Posada (Yale Assistant Professor and DiPLab research associate) has been one of the architects of the field of digital labor studies. From helping shepherd the transition from the European Network on Digital Labor (ENDL, 2017–2018) to the International Network on Digital Labor (INDL, 2019–present), to co-organizing three consecutive INDL conferences, he has been present at every stage of a research community finding its shape and its ambitions. Today, INDL has created several regional chapters, in Middle East and Africa, in Latin America, and now (thanks to Julian Posada) in North America, too. This foundation has its first public moment: a Symposium on Labor and Artificial Intelligence, hosted at Yale University on April 28 and 29, 2026. The event brings together scholars and practitioners to examine how workers are building, using, and pushing back against AI systems. The programme opens with a keynote by Julia Ticona and closes with a roundtable featuring organizers from across the platform economy. Researchers and doctoral students are especially encouraged to attend the doctoral colloquium on April 28 (1:00–5:30 PM, KT 401), where emerging scholars can workshop their research alongside peers ahead of the main symposium on April 29 (9:00 AM–5:00 PM, HQ 134).