Conference on tripartism

EU Presidency Conference on Tripartism in an enlarged European Union

Co-organised by the Danish Ministry of Employment and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Conference programme

Tripartism in an enlarged European Union

Elsinore, Denmark 29-30 October 2002

• Introduction

• Background

• Programme

• Venue & contact details

See also conference information from the Danish Ministry of Employment.

The two day conference will address four main issues related to tripartism:

• employment policy and tripartism;

• social inclusion and tripartism;

• tripartism in an enlarged European Union;

• tripartism and the quality of industrial relations.

Two plenary sessions and five parallel workshop discussions will take place on 29 October
A round table debate follows on 30 October.

Tuesday 29 October 2002

9:00 Welcome

• Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Minister for Employment, Denmark [read the speech]

• Eric Verborgh, Deputy Director, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [read the speech]

• Jackie Morin, Head of Unit, Interprofessional Social Dialogue-Industrial Relations-Adaptation to Change, DG Employment, European Commission [read the speech]

9:45 - 11.30 Plenary session 1

Tripartism in the European Union

Moderator: Eric Verborgh, Deputy Director, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Keynote speaker: Roger Briesch, Member of ECOSOC [read the speech]
Panel:

1. Jean Lapeyre, Deputy Secretary General, ETUC

2. Thérèse De Liederkerke, Director, Social Affairs, UNICE

3. Kieran Mulvey, Chief Executive of the Labour Relations Commission, Ireland [abstract]

4. Einar Edelberg, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Employment, Denmark [abstract]

11:30 - 12:00 Coffee break

12:00 - 13:30 Plenary session 2

Challenges for tripartism in an enlarged European Union

Moderator: Bo Smith, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Employment, Denmark
Keynote speaker: Mária Ladó, Head of Inter-Ministerial Expert Group on Social Policy Chapter and Senior Advisor, Ministry of Economic Affairs, National Labour Centre, Hungary [abstract]
Panel:

1. Mincho Koralski, Chief Secretary, Union of Private Economic Enterprise, Bulgaria [abstract]

2. Manfred Weiss, Professor, Frankfurt University, Germany

3. Stavroula Demetriades, Research Coordinator, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

13:30 - 14:30 Buffet luncheon at Scanticon Comwell Hotel

14:30 - 18:00 Five parallel workshops

(16:00- 16:30 Coffee break)

Workshop 1: Employment policy and the role of tripartism

Moderator: Jan Willem van den Braak, Director, Social Affairs VNO-NCW, the Netherlands
Keynote speaker: Markku Wallin, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Finland [abstract]
Panel:

1. John Monks, General Secretary, TUC, United Kingdom

2. Antonis Kastrissianakis, Director, Employment strategy and European Social Fund policy development and coordination, DG Employment, European Commission

3. Rimantas Kairelis, Deputy Minister, Lithuania

Rapporteur: Flemming Kühn Petersen, Special Adviser, Ministry of Employment, Denmark

Workshop 2: Social inclusion and tripartism

Moderator: Verner Sand Kirk, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Employment, Denmark
Keynote speaker: Patricia O'Donovan, Director of InFocus Programme on Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration, International Labour Office [abstract]
Panel:

1. Hans Jensen, The Trade Union Confederation, Denmark

2. Nikolaj Bøgh, UNICE

3. Andras Toth, Institute of Political Science, Academy of Science, Hungary [abstract]

4. Zdenek Malek, Vice-President CMKOS, Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions [abstract]

5. Evy Christophilopoulou, Greek EU Presidency Adviser, Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs, Greece

Rapporteur: David Foden, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Workshop 3: New approaches to tripartism

Moderator: Marc Boisnel, Chairman of the Board, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Keynote speakers:

1. Renate Hornung-Draus, Director of European and International Affairs, Employers Confederation Germany
   Ioanna Rossi, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [abstract]

Panel:

1. Matti Salmenperä, Director, Ministry of Labour, Finland

2. Alexandra Costa Artur, Director CECOA, Employers' Association, Portugal

3. Ludovit Cziria, Deputy Director, Research Institute of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Slovak Republic [abstract]

4. Igor Lensky, Vice President of the Confederation of Trade Unions, Slovak Republic

Rapporteur: Thomas Mølsted Jørgensen, Head of Division, Ministry of Employment, Denmark

Workshop 4: Enhancing capacities for tripartism in the candidate countries
Part I: Quality of industrial relations in the candidate countries benchmarked in the EU perspective

Moderator: Jesper Due, Director, FAOS Department of Sociology, Denmark
Keynote speakers:

1. Lena Skiöld, Work Life and EU Enlargement Project, Sweden [abstract]

2. Timo Kauppinen, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [abstract]

Panel:

1. Erzsebet Hanti, Executive, MSZOSZ, Trade Union, Hungary [abstract]

2. Michal Olszewski, Member of the Confederation of Private Employers, Poland

3. Metka Stoka-Debevec, State Under-Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Slovenia [abstract]

4. Edward Zammit, Full Professor of Industrial Sociology and Industrial Relations, University of Malta, Malta [abstract]

Rapporteur: Christian Welz, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Workshop 4: Enhancing capacities for tripartism in the candidate countries
Part II: Sharing experiences - building capacities

Moderator: Isabella Biletta, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Keynote speaker: Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, EU Commission [abstract]

Panel:

1. Erik Kjærgaard, Confederation of Danish Industries, Denmark [abstract]

2. Barbara Skulimowska, Director, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Poland [abstract]

3. Vlastimil Vana, Czec-Danish PHARE Twinning project, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic

4. Alberto Cerda Mico, Pre-Accession Adviser, PHARE Twinning project Spain-Latvia [abstract]

5. Youcef Ghellab, Social dialogue specialist, the ILO Budapest Team, Hungary [abstract]

Rapporteur: Marie Hansen, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Employment, Denmark

Workshop 5: Globalisation: a challenge for tripartism

Moderator: Peter Nedergaard, Head of Division, Ministry of Employment, Denmark
Keynote speaker: Jackie Morin, Head of Unit, Interprofessional Social Dialogue-Industrial Relations-Adaptation to Change, DG Employment, European Commission
Panel:

1. Reiner Hoffman, Director, ETUI

2. William Jestin, Principal Officer, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ireland [abstract]

3. Jørgen Rønnest, Director International Affairs, Confederation of Employers, Denmark

Rapporteur: Elisabeth Lagerlöf, Head of Information & Communication, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Wednesday 30 October 2002

9:30 - 10:30 Main findings of workshops presented by rapporteurs

Chair: Bo Smith, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Employment, Denmark

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 13:00 Round Table - The future of tripartism

Chair: Marjaana Valkonen, Member of the Board, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Panel:

1. Friedrich Buttler, Director, ILO [abstract]

2. Helen D'Amato, Chairperson of Social Affairs Committee, House of representatives, Malta

3. Fay Devonic, DG Employment and Social Affairs

4. Marc Boisnel, Chairman of the Board, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [read the speech]

5. Jean Lepeyre, Deputy Secretary General, ETUC

6. Thérèse De Liederkerke, Director, Social Affairs, UNICE

13:00 Closing speeches

• Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Minister for Employment, Denmark

• Eric Verborgh, Deputy Director, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

• Eleftherios Tziolas, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Greece [read the speech]