Sean Cooney's research interests concern international and comparative labour and employment law, with a focus on Asia. He has worked on new approaches to improving international working standards, including collaborative projects on Chinese labour law reform; enforcement in Australia; and assessing the effect of legal change in several Asia-Pacific countries.

Sean served as a Legal Specialist in the Labour Law and Reform Unit at the International Labour Organization in Geneva, where he provided advice to governments in countries such as China, India, Myanmar and Pakistan. He continues to consult for the ILO. Sean speaks Mandarin Chinese, French and German. He studied at the University of Melbourne and Columbia University and also spent several years as a lawyer practising mainly in the areas of employment and administrative law.

Hear from Sean at The International Court of Justice and the Right to Strike