Industrial relations, future trends and challenges of globalisation

Workshop on industrial relations, future trends and challenges of globalisation, 30 November - 1 December 2006, Berlin, Germany

Venue: EC Representation Office in Berlin

Day 1, Day 2

Thursday 30 November 2006

Chair:Timo Kauppinen, European Foundation, Ireland

09:00Industrial relations, future trends and challenges of globalisation
Timo Kauppinen: Welcome and objectives of the workshop

09:20EU 25 compared to Global 7

• Actors of industrial relations

  • Affiliation rates of employees and employers

  • Structure of trade unions and employers’ organisations

• Presentations on EU25 and G7 graphs: Raul Eamets and Kaia Philips

• Comments by G7 experts

  • Australia: Nick Wailes, Sydney University

  • Brazil: Helio Zylberstajn, University of Sao Paolo

  • China: John Benson/Jie Shen, University of South Australia, Australia

  • India: Venkata Ratnam, International Management Institute

  • Japan: Shunichi Uemura, Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training

  • South Africa: Philip Hirshorn, University of the Western Cape

  • USA: Sean Sweeney, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations

• Comments by EU25 experts

11:00Coffee/Tea

11:15EU25 compared to Global 7

• Processes of industrial relations

  • Collective bargaining levels

  • Workers participation models

• Presentations on EU25 and G7 graphs: Raul Eamets and Kaia Philips

• Comments by G7

• Comments by EU25

13.00Lunch

14.00EU25 compared to Global 7

• Outcomes of industrial relations

  • Coverage of agreements

  • “Flexicurity”: flexibility and security in agreements and laws

  • Wages and working hours

• Presentations on EU25 and G7 graphs: Raul Eamets and Kaia Philips

• Comments by G7

• Comments by EU25

15.30Coffee/Tea

15.45EU25 compared to Global 7

• Impacts of industrial relations

  • Competitiveness

  • Productivity

  • Employment

• Presentations on EU25 and G7 graphs: Raul Eamets and Kaia Philips

• Comments by G7

• Comments by EU25

17.00Foresight for industrial relations 2020
National foresights for EU25 and G7

17.30Draft disposition of the report
Raul Eamets and Kaia Philips
Discussion

18.00End of first day

20.00Working Dinner

Friday 1 December 2006

Chair: Christian Welz, European Foundation

9.00Flexicurity on the agenda of DG Employment
Matteo Governatori, DG Employment, European Commission

9.20Benchmarking Lisbon Strategy

• Best practices

• Flexicurity models of EU25

Raul Eamets and Kaia Philips
Comments by EU25 experts

11.00Coffee/Tea

11.15Foresight for EU 25
Raul Eamets and Kaia Philips
Comments by EU25 experts

12.15 Disposition of the report on Industrial Relations against the LisbonStrategy
Discussion and comments by EU25 experts

12.45Closing of workshop

13.00Lunch