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Industrial relations in the EU, Japan and USA
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) seminar 18-19 October 2004
Raymond-Pierre Bodin Conference Centre, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18
Please note: participation is by invitation only.
- More news and information from the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- Subject guide: Industrial relations overview of the US
- Previous seminar report: Industrial relations in the EU, Japan and USA 2002
- Further information available from Camilla Galli da Bino, Information Liaison Officer
Tel: +353 1 2043125
Day 1: Monday 18 October 2004
08.30 Bus service from City Centre, Stephen’s Green, to the Foundation premises in Loughlinstown
Collection point outside National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
09.30 Welcome and introduction
- Willy Buschak, Acting Director, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
09.50 Overview of industrial relations trends and developments in Europe, Japan, and the USA
- Chair: Isabella Biletta, Research Manager, Industrial Relations
Europe: Mark Carley
Japan: Shun’ichi Uemura, The Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training
USA: Sean Sweeney, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 Discussions and questions on industrial relations trends and developments in other global economies:
- Latin America: Professor Luis 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: Ludek Rychley, ILO, Geneva
Introduction: Andrea Broughton, Industrial Relations Services, UK - EU: Robbert van het Kaar, Hugo Sinzheimer Institute
- USA: Sean Sweeney, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
Workshop 2 – Ageing workforce
- Moderator: Maria Jepsen, ETUC
Rapporteur: Peter Tergeist, OECD
Introduction: Robert Anderson, Foundation expert - EU: Dr Philip Taylor, University of Cambridge,UK
- USA: Stuart Basefsky, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
- Japan: Shun’ichi Uemura, The Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training
16.15 Coffee break
16.45 Discussion in plenary
- Chair: Christian Welz, Foundation expert, Industrial Relations
Report back from workshops
17.45 End of first day
18.00 Bus service from the Foundation to the city centre, Stephen’s Green
20.00 Working dinner at 'Restaurant Eden', Sycamore Buildings, Meeting House Square, Dublin 2.
Day 2: Tuesday 19 October 2004
08.30 Bus service from city centre, Stephen’s Green, to the Foundation premises in Loughlinstown
09.30 Chair: David Foden Foundation expert, Industrial Relations
Introduction to the second day Questions on industrial relations research of the future
10.00 Globalisation and challenges for industrial relations
- Panos Konstantopoulos, European Parliament
- Ludek Rychly, ILO
- Willy Buschak, Acting Director
- Jürgen Hoffmann, Hamburg University for Economics and Politics
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 Discussion
- Moderator: Barbara Gerstenberger
13.00 Conclusions
- David Foden, Research Manager, Industrial Relations
Lunch