18.-19. oktoobril 2004 korraldab Euroopa Elu- ja Töötingimuste Parandamise Fond Dublinis seminari, kus võrreldakse töösuhteid Euroopa Liidus, Ameerika Ühendriikides ja Jaapanis.

"INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN EU, USA AND JAPAN"

Programm

Monday 18 October 2004     

09.30 Welcome and introduction. Willy Buschak, Acting Director

09.50 Overview of Industrial Relations Trends and Developments in Europe, Japan, and the USA
Chair: David Foden, Research Manager, Industrial Relations
Europe: Mark Carley
Japan: Japan Institute of Labour
USA: Cornell School of Industrial  and Labour Relations

11.00 Coffee break

11.30 Discussions and questions on IR trends and developments in other global economies:
Latin America: Professor Aparicio-Valdez, President IIRA, Peru
Asia: Assoc. Prof. John Benson, University of Melbourne, Australia

13.00 Lunch

14.15 Two parallel workshops:
Workshop 1 – Migration
Moderator: Konstantinos Fotakis, DG Employment
Rapporteur: Patricia O’Donovan, ILO- Geneva
Introduction: Andrea Broughton, Industrial Relations Services,UK
EU: Robbert van het Kaar,Hugo Sinzheimer Institute
USA: Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
Japan: Japan Institute of Labour
Workshop 2 - Ageing workforce
Moderator: Dr Philip Taylor, University of Cambridge,UK
Rapporteur: Peter Tergeist, OECD
Introduction:
EU: Reija Lilja, Labour Institute for Economic Research, Finland
USA: Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
Japan: Japan Institute of Labour

16.15 Coffee break

16.45 Discussion in plenary
Chair: Isabella Biletta, Research Manager, Industrial Relations
Report back from workshops

17.45 End of first day

20.00 Working Dinner

Tuesday 19 October 2004   

09.30 Chair: Stavroula Demetriades, Co-ordinator, Industrial Relations
Introduction to the second day.
Questions on IR research of the future

10.00 Globalisation and developments of new markets: Challenges for Industrial relations
OECD: Peter Tergeist
ILO
IMF
Jürgen Hoffmann, Hamburg University for Economics and Politics

11.00 Coffee break

11.30 Discussion. Moderator: Mark Carley

13.00 Conclusions. Stavroula Demetriades, Co-ordinator, Industrial Relations

Lunch

Osalejate reisi- ja majutuskulud kaetakse Dublini Fondi poolt. Euroopa tööandjate organisatsioon UNICE nimetas seminarile kolm tööandjate poolset esindajat. Tööandjate poolsete esindajate kandidaadid esitati ka Eesti Tööandjate Keskliidust, kuid Eesti tööandjate esindajaid kolmeliikmelisse delegatsiooni ei valitud.

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