Industrial relations in the EU, the USA, Japan, and other global economies - Working time and industrial relations
Industrial relations in the EU, the USA, Japan, and other global economies - Working time and industrial relations, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 - 30 November 2007
In collaboration with the ILO
Venue: International Labour Organisation Office, Geneva
Programme
9.00 Welcoming remarks
Raymond Torres, Director, International Institute for Labour Studies, ILO
Stavroula Demetriades,
Coordinator for Industrial Relations, European Foundation
9.15 Working time practices in Europe: trends and challenges
Chair: Isabella Biletta,
Industrial Relations, European Foundation
- 4th European Working Conditions Survey results on working time
Greet Vermeylen, Working Conditions, European Foundation [presentation, pdf, 163kb] - Company Survey on working time
David Foden, Industrial Relations, European Foundation [presentation, pdf, 256kb]
Discussion
10.45 Coffee break
11.15 Working time practices in some other global economies: trends
and challenges
Chair: Roberto Pedersini, Fondazione Regionale Pietro Seveso
- China: John Benson, Head, School of Management, University of South Australia [presentation, pdf, 79kb]
- Japan: Nobuaki Fujii, Research Director, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training [presentation, pdf, 144kb]
- USA: Stuart Basefsky, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations [presentation, pdf, 783kb]
- Brazil: Hélio Zylberstajn,
University of San Paolo
Discussion [presentation, pdf, 61kb]
13.15 Lunch
14.20 Working time practices around the world
Chair: Manuela Tomei, Chief of Conditions of Work and Employment Programme, ILO
- Regulating working time: the international debate
Deirdre McCann, Research Officer, Conditions of Work and Employment Programme, ILO [presentation, pdf, 71kb] - Decent working time
Jon C. Messenger, Senior research Officer, Conditions of Work and Employment Programme, ILO [presentation, pdf, 103kb]
Discussion
15.30 Coffee break
16.00 Working time: main debates
Chair: Stavroula Demetriades, Coordinator for Industrial Relations, European Foundation
- Catelene Passchier (ETUC)
- Manuel de los Mozos Iglesias (Business Europe), EU Sectoral Social Dialogue
- Sangheon Lee (ILO) [presentation, pdf, 74kb]
Discussion
17.30 End of the first day
20.00 Working dinner
9.30 Industrial relations trends and developments in Europe, the USA and Japan
Chair: Virve Vimpari, DG Employment, Social affairs and equal opportunities, European Commission
- Europe: Mark Carley, SPIRE Associates [presentation, pdf, 379kb]
- Japan: Nobuaki Fujii, Research Director, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training [presentation, pdf, 154kb]
- USA: Arthur Wheaton, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations [presentation, pdf, 266kb]
Discussion
11.30 Coffee break
12.00 Industrial relations trends and developments in other global economies
Chair: David Foden, European Foundation, Industrial Relations
- Brazil: Hélio Zylberstajn, University of San Paolo [presentation, pdf, 57kb]
- India: Debashish Bhattacherjee, Human Resource Group, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta [presentation, pdf, 149kb]
Discussion
13.30 Lunch break
14.30 Industrial relations trends and developments in other global economies (continued)
Chair: Isabella Biletta, European Foundation, Industrial Relations
- China: John Benson, Head, School of Management, University of South Australia [presentation, pdf, 79kb]
- East Asia: Chang Hee Lee, Senior Specialist on Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue, ILO Beijing Office [presentation, pdf, 272kb]
Discussion
15.30 Coffee break
16.00 Conclusive remarks
Manuela Tomei, Chief of Conditions of Work and Employment
Programme, ILO
Isabella Biletta,
Research Manager, European Foundation
17.00 End of the workshop
Participants
Participation is by invitation only
Contact details
Camilla Galli da Bino, Information liaison officer