Industrial relations in the EU, the USA, Japan, and other global economies

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

9.30Welcome and introduction, Jorma Karppinen, European Foundation - Director
Welcoming remarks, Gerhard Sabathil, Head of European Commission Representation in Germany

9.50Overview 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: S_ean Sweeney_, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations

11.30Coffee break

12.00Discussion

13.00Lunch 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

15.30Coffee 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

17.30End of the first day

20.00Working dinner

Wednesday 29th November 2006

Chair: Dominique Bé, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Employment & Social Affairs, European Commission

9.30Thematic 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

11.30Coffee 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

13.00Lunch break

14.00 Thematicworkshop “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

15.45Coffee break

16.00Comments by Jan Dannenbring, ZDH, UEAPME

Discussion

17.45 Conclusions: Stavroula Demetriades, Coordinator Industrial Relations, European Foundation

18.00End of the meeting