16 December 2007
Event background
Social dialogue and conflict resolution in the acceding countries
Conference
Kranj, 31 March - 2 April 2004
Kokra Hotel (Brdo Estate) Kranj, Slovenia
Social dialogue and conflict resolution in the acceding countries - Conference
Kranj, 31 March - 2 April 2004
National development projects:
Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia
Programme
Wednesday 31 March (schedule for Thursday 1 April ; Friday 2 April)
Chair: Willy Buschak, Acting Director, European Foundation for the Improvement for Living and Working Conditions
12.00 Registration, coffee and sandwiches
13.00 Welcome address
Willy Buschak, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Vlado Dimovski, Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs, Slovenia
Lena Skïold, Deputy Head, Work Life Development Programme, Sweden
14.00 Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in the Acceding Countries
Christian Welz, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement for Living and Working Conditions [abstract]
14.20 The national development projects
Conflict resolution
EMU
Timo Kauppinen, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement for Living and Working Conditions, Ireland
14.40 Discussion
15.00 Coffee break
15.15 GROUP WORK SESSION 1: National conflict resolution projects
- SWOT analysis on the drafted development projects
A group: Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia
B group: Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Lithuania, Slovenia
16.00 Presentation of the national group work results
A group comments: Peter Hurtgen, Director, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, USA
B group comments: Chris Martin, Area Director, ACAS, UK
17.15 JOINT SESSION: Commentators’ reports from the working groups
17.45 Closing the first day
Kees Vos, Ministry Social Affairs and Employment, the Netherlands
Thursday 1 April
Chair: Timo Kauppinen, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement for Living and Working Conditions
9.00 JOINT SESSION:
How to resolve rights and interest disputes at workplace level?
How to prevent them?
Conflict resolution in the US
Peter Hurtgen, Director, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, USA [abstract]
Comments by the AC10 representatives
Conflict resolution in Greece
Matina Yannakourou, Attorney-at-Law and Scientific Adviser to the Economic and Social Council of Greece (OKE) [abstract]
Comments by the AC10 representatives
Discussion
10.15 GROUP WORK SESSION 2: Redrafting the national development projects on conflict resolution
A group: Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia
B group: Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Lithuania, Slovenia
11.00 Coffee break
11.15 Presentation of the national group work results
A group: Comments by Anneliese Büggel
B group: Comments by Matina Yannakourou
12.30 JOINT SESSION: Commentators’ reports from the working groups
13.00 Lunch
14.00 JOINT SESSION:
How to resolve rights and interest disputes at workplace level?
How to prevent them?
Conflict resolution in the UK
Chris Martin, Area Director, ACAS, UK [abstract]
Comments by the AC10 representatives
Conflict resolution in Germany
- Anneliese Büggel, Lawyer and Mediator, Germany [abstract]
Comments by the AC10 representatives
15.00 GROUP WORK SESSION 3: Drafting the national implementation plan for conflict resolution
A group: Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia
B group: Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Lithuania, Slovenia
16.00 Coffee break
16.15 Presentation of the national group work results
A group: Comments by Eileen Hoffman, Commissioner, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, USA
B group: Comments by Shauna Olney, ILO, Geneva
17.30 JOINT SESSION: Commentators’ reports from the working groups
18.00 Concluding remarks from the second day
Jürgen Kretz, DG Employment and Social Affairs, Brussels
Friday 2 April
Chair: Christian Welz, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement for Living and Working Conditions
9.00 JOINT SESSION: Training resources for conflict resolution
Social Dialogue Budget Line of the Commission
- Jürgen Kretz, DG Employment and Social Affairs, Brussels
WLDP programmes and projects funding
- Lena Skïold, Deputy Head, Work Life Development Programme, Sweden
ILO and conflict resolution training
- Shauna Olney, InFocus Programme on Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration, International Labour Office, Geneva
10.00 GROUP WORK SESSION 4: Finalisation of conflict resolution development projects
A group: Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia
B group: Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Lithuania, Slovenia
11.00 Coffee break
11.15 JOINT SESSION: Presentation of the national implementation plans
Rapporteur for each country will present its national implementation plan
12.45 Concluding remarks
Timo Kauppinen, European Foundation for the Improvement for Living and Working Conditions
13.00 Closing of the conference
Agenda
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