Industrial relations in the EU, the USA, Japan, and other global economies - Working time and industrial relations
29 November 2007 - 30 November 2007
Event background
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
Day 1: Thursday 29 November
9.00Welcoming remarks
Raymond Torres, Director, International Institute for Labour Studies, ILO
Stavroula Demetriades, Coordinator for Industrial Relations, European Foundation
9.15Working time practices in Europe: trends and challenges
Chair: Isabella Biletta, Industrial Relations, European Foundation
4th European Working Conditions Survey results on working timeGreet Vermeylen, Working Conditions, European Foundation [presentation, pdf, 163kb]
Company Survey on working time
David Foden, Industrial Relations, European Foundation [presentation, pdf, 256kb]
Discussion
10.45Coffee break
11.15Working 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
14.20Working 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
17.30End of the first day
20.00Working dinner
Day 2: Friday 30th November
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
11.30Coffee break
12.00Industrial 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
13.30Lunch break
14.30Industrial 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
15.30Coffee break
16.00Conclusive remarks
Manuela Tomei, Chief of Conditions of Work and Employment Programme, ILO
Isabella Biletta, Research Manager, European Foundation
17.00End of the workshop
Participants
Participation is by invitation only
Contact details
Camilla Galli da Bino, Information liaison officer
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