Industrial relations in the EU, the USA, Japan, and other global economies
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Workshop on industrial relations in the EU, the USA, Japan, and other global economies, 28 - 29 November 2006, Berlin, Germany
Venue: EC Representation Office in Berlin
Day 1, Day 2
Tuesday 28th November 2006
9.30 Welcome and introduction, Jorma Karppinen, European Foundation - Director
Welcoming remarks, Gerhard Sabathil, Head of European Commission Representation in Germany
9.50 Overview of industrial relations trends and developments
- Chair:: Stavroula Demetriades, Coordinator Industrial Relations, European Foundation
- Europe: Roberto Pedersini, Fondazione Regionale Pietro Seveso, Italy
- Japan: Shunichi Uemura, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training
- USA: Sean Sweeney, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
11.30 Coffee break
12.00 Discussion
13.00 Lunch break
14.00 Discussions and questions on IR trends and developments in other global economies
- Chair: Isabel da Costa, Centre d'Etudes de l'Emploi, France
- Brazil: Hélio Zylberstajn, University of São Paulo
- China: John Benson, Head, School of Management, University of South Australia
- India: C.P. Thakur, President of Industrial Relations Research Association, India
- Comments: Olga Rymkevich, Modena University, Italy
15.30 Coffee break
16.00 Panel discussion: How these developments are likely to affect the EU?
- Chair: Isabella Biletta, European Foundation - Research Manager Industrial Relations
- Comments: Wolfgang Goos, Deputy Director-General, BAVC, Member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation; Panos Konstantopoulos, Head of Secretariat, Employment and Social Affairs Committee, European Parliament; Marco Cilento, ETUC
Recent trends in Industrial Relations – the work of ILO: Ludek Rychly, International Labour Office
Discussion
17.30 End of the first day
20.00 Working dinner
Wednesday 29th November 2006
Chair: Dominique Bé, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Employment & Social Affairs, European Commission
9.30 Thematic workshop “Temporary Agency Work”
- Introduction: Christian Welz, European Foundation - Research Manager Industrial Relations
- EU: Jim Arrowsmith, Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour Group, University of Warwick
- USA: Sean Sweeney, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
- Japan: Shunichi Uemura, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training
- China: John Benson, Head, School of Management, University of South Australia
- Brazil: Hélio Zylberstajn, University of São Paulo
- India: C.P. Thakur, President, Industrial Relations Research Association India
Discussion
11.30 Coffee break
11.45 Comments: Annemarie Muntz, President, Euro-CIETT; Denis Pennel, Managing Director, Euro-CIETT; Fabrice Warneck, Property Services Secretary, UNI-Europa; Panos Konstantopoulos, Head of Secretariat, Employment and Social Affairs Committee, European Parliament
Discussion
13.00 Lunch break
14.00 Thematic workshop “Industrial Relations in SMEs”
- Introduction: Isabella Biletta, European Foundation - Research Manager Industrial Relations
- EU: Paul Edwards, IRRU
- USA: Stuart Basefsky, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
- Japan: Shunichi Uemura, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training
- China: John Benson, Head, School of Management, University of South Australia
- Brazil: Hélio Zylberstajn, University of São Paulo
- India: C.P. Thakur, President, Industrial Relations Research Association India
Discussion
15.45 Coffee break
16.00 Comments by Jan Dannenbring, ZDH, UEAPME
Discussion
17.45 Conclusions: Stavroula Demetriades, Coordinator Industrial Relations, European Foundation
18.00 End of the meeting