 Migration and labour process
 Formation of class and other social and cultural identities
 Social and political agency, organizations, and mobilizations
 The built environment and the urban life of labour

We are planning to publish the final versions of the papers presented at this conference in an edited volume, which will open up an important, but significantly overlooked dimension of the oil complex. We are delighted to have assembled scholars from a range of disciplines whose work will shed light on the historical and contemporary experience of oil workers in number of key oil producing regions that include Latin America, the Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Europe and Africa. The International Institute of Social History covers the travel expenses and arranges the accommodation in Amsterdam.