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European Economic and Social Committee /
Hearing on
Immigration and integration:
Roles and initiatives of the social partners
and civil society organisations
Organised by the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Foundation for the
Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and the International Labour Organization
22 and 23 June 2006
Thursday 22 JUNE 2006

9.00Arrival and registration of delegates

9.30Opening of the hearing

Mr Malosse, President of the Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship, European Economic and Social Committee

Mr Karppinen,Director, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living

and Working Conditions

Mr Taran, Senior Migration Specialist, International Labour Organization

PANEL 1 – A EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK

10.15Chaired by Mr SOARES, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee

Mr Fernández, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement of

Living and Working Conditions

Mr Taran, Senior Migration Specialist, International Labour Organization

11.00Discussion

11.15Coffee break

11.35Ms Passchier, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation

Ms LOUGHEED, UNICE

12.05Discussion

PANEL 2- SOCIAL PARTNER COOPERATION: EXPERIENCES FROM MEMBER STATES

12.20Chaired by Mr Miller, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement

of Living and Working Conditions

Ireland:

  • Ms Lougheed, Irish Business and Employers Confederation
  • Mr Joyce, Irish Congress of Trade Unions

13.00Discussion

13.30Lunch break

15.00Spain:

  • Mr GALLEGO ZUAZO, Confederación Española Organizaciones Empresariales
  • Mr Ruiz, Comisiones Obreras

15.45Discussion

16.10Break

PANEL 3 –EMPLOYERS AND BUSINESS INITIATIVES

16.30Chaired by Mr Taran, Senior Migration Specialist, International Labour Organization

Mr MEYER, FrankfurtAirport

Ms NORMANLY, Dublin Bus (Ireland)

Mr GAUCI, Adecco (France)

17.30Discussion

18.00 End of the first day’s proceedings

19.00Reception, courtesy of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Friday 23 JUNE 2006

8.30Arrival of delegates

PANEL 4 – TRADE UNIONS, WORKERS' ORGANISATION MEASURES

9.00Chaired by Mr HUNTJENS, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee

Mr SULLIVAN, Trade Unions Confederation (UK)

Ms HAMALAINEN, Central Organisations of Finnish Trade Unions -SAK (Finland)

Mr SALERI, Confederazione Generale Italiana Lavoro (Italy)

10.05Discussion

10.30Coffee break

PANEL 5 – CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMUNITY GROUPS, COOPERATIVES

10.50Chaired by Ms O'NEILL, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee

Ms PREIS, Xpandia Vision (Sweden)

Mr GULIA, Associazione Cattolica Lavoratori Italiani (Italy)

Mr KOLAT, Türkische Gemeinde in Deutschland Bundesgeschäftsstelle (Germany)

12.00Discussion

CONCLUSIONS

12.15Chaired by Mr PARIZA, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee

Mr MILLER,Research manager, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Mr TARAN, Senior Migration Specialist, International Labour Organization

13.00End of Hearing