Studies on the EU and other Global Economies The role of Social Partners in tackling the crisis
Studies on the EU and other Global Economies
The role of Social Partners in tackling the crisis
DRAFT Programme
Venue: EUROFOUND, Wyattville Road, Dublin 18
30 November 2011, 9h00 – 17h30
1 December 2011, 09h00 – 17h30
Wednesday 30 November 2011
08.30 Registration and coffee
09.00 Welcome address
Juan Menendez, Eurofound Director European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)
Paul Cullen, Head of Industrial Relations Unit
Department of Enterprise, Trade & Innovation
09.30 First Thematic Session: Dealing with social challenges during the Global economic crisis
Chair: Stavroula Demetriades, Head of Unit, IRWD, EUROFOUND
Introduction: Aims and objectives of the 2010 seminar, outline of the financial crisis
Global sustained growth prospects, Gianni de Nicolo, Senior Economist, IMF
Negotiating for Social Justice, Susan Hayter, Senior Industrial and Employment Relations Specialist, ILO
The European picture: Did Social dialogue make a difference?
David Tarren, ASTREES, Paris
Discussion
11.00 Coffee
11.30 Second Thematic Session, Global developments: Japan, USA: Two different pathways to recovery; impacts on social issues
Chair: Gyorgy Szell, University of Osabruck, Germany
Holger Bungsche, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
Arthur Wheaton, Industry Education Specialist, School of Industrial and Labour Relations, Cornell University, Stewart Basewski, Cornell University, USA
Discussion
12:40 The effects of the international financial crisis on Latin America and role of social partners to address negative consequences at the national level, Dr. Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez, Head of the IB department, EAFIT University, Medellin, Colombia
13.00 Lunch
14:30 Second Thematic Session, Economic growth in Brazil and China; is it sustainable and socially embedded?
Chair:
Hélio Zylberstajn, University of São Paulo
Shuming Zhao, Dean, School of Business, Nanjing University
Discussion with Dr Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez, Helio Zylberstain, Shuming Zhao
16.00 Coffee
16.30 Panel 1, Chair: Isabella Biletta, Research Manager, IRWD Unit, EUROFOUND “Sustainable global growth and social progress” BE, ETUC,Thierry Philipponnat Finance Watch tbc, Sony Kapoor tbc, Redefine
17.30 End of day one
20.00 Dinner
Thursday 1 December 2011
09.00 Registration and coffee
09.15 Third thematic Session: How can SD help Europe to deal with social challenges?
i) The role of the European level
Chair: Jean-Paul Tricart, Head of social dialogue unit (DG EMPL)
Transnational social dialogue (EWCs): ArcelorMittal case
Rachel Guyet, ASTREES,Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris
Sectoral Social Dialogue: Representatives of European Sectoral Social partners
Discussion
10.15 ii) National challenges and answers
Chair: Christian Welz, Research Manager, Industrial Relations and Workplace Developments Unit, EUROFOUND
Social dialogue at intersectoral level: Austria
Bernadette Allinger, FORBA,Vienna
Social dialogue at sectoral level: Germany, the Netherlands
Jörg Weingarten / Tim Pixa, pcg-projectconsult,
WimSprenger, Opus,
Discussion
11.30 Coffee
12: 00 iii) Company Experiences; Examples from the Steel, Food and Banking sectors
Chair : Carlos Vacas, Research Manager, Industrial Relations and Workplace Developments Unit, EUROFOUND
Belgium: Magotteaux, Frédéric Naedenoen, LENTIC
Bulgaria, Carlsberg, Vassil Kirov, Independent expert
Hungary, Central Bank, Csaba Makó, Institute of Sociology Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
Discussion
13.00 Lunch
14.30 Panel 2, “Strong and sustainable recovery while preserving the European social model, Britta Thomsen, Member of European Parliament, National/EU level Social partners, Alain Chouraqui, Francesco Garibaldo, Lucio Baccaro, William Roche, national experts,
16.00 Creating more and better jobs in times of crisis, is this possible?
Bob Kuttner, Author, journalist “American Prospect” tbc
16.30 End of seminar