9:00 – 11:00 / Welcome, Objectives of the Day, Presentation of the participants
Ilaria Savoini, EuroCommerce; Jeanne Schmitt, ITCILO; AMPD representative
Capacity-building for Employers’ Organizations – taking stock of recent evolutions and identification of constraints
Setting targets in terms of:
- Membership strategies and representativity
Presentation of UNI-Europa Commerce and ITC-ILO training team
OVERVIEW OF THE UNI EUROPA COMMERCE- EUROCOMMERCE PROJECT
UNI Laila Castaldo
Introduction of the agenda, participants and participants’ expectations / Welcome and Introduction
Panel discussion – Industrial relations and social dialogue in new EU and candidate countries, in Germany and at EU level
Panellists: Milan Jevtic,FES South-East Europa; Cihan Hüroglu, FES Turkey; Heinz Werner, BGA (DE);other expert TBC:; Laila Castaldon Uni-Europa; Ilaria Savoini, EuroCommerce;
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND SOCIAL DIALOGUE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN NEW MEMBER STATES (findings of on-line survey with participation of selected countries)
by Ms. Evelin Toth, Activity Manager, ITC-ILO, Turin
11:00–11:30 Coffee Break
11:30– 13:00 / Continued
Setting targets in terms of:
- Lobbying and Advocacy
- Services provision to members
TRADE UNION STRATEGIES IN MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
STRATEGIC ORGANIZING IN MNCs
success stories in organizing
Presentations by Turkish unions
Neil Andrerson and Alke Boessiger, UNI Global / 11.30 – 12.00
Social Dialogue at EU level (continuation) and European funds for social partners’ projects
ExpertI. Savoini; L. Castaldo
Questions and Answers session
12.00 – 13.00
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN CROATIA, MACEDONIA, MONTENEGRO, SERBIA AND TURKEY)
Joint analysis of situation (country groups)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
STRENGTHENING THE COMMERCE SECTOR’S VOICE
Short update on the EC Retail Action Plan, I. Savoini
International trade policy update, Harald Past
Expectations of the Turkish sector commerce ,AMPD expert
Discussion on impact of the EU accession at national and European levels and how to best coordinate actions / ORGANIZING STRETEGIES in MNCs FOR TRADE UNIONS IN COMMERCE SECTOR (continues)
Working groups by countries
Neil Andrerson and Alke Boessiger, UNI Global / INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN CROATIA, MACEDONIA, MONTENEGRO, SERBIA AND TURKEY)
Exchange of experiences (plenary)
Action-oriented discussions on next steps
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00 / REINFORCING OWNERSHIP FOR THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL DIALOGUE
Presentation of the main SD Work-Programme initiatives, I. Savoini; J. Schmitt
Group work on how to better connect national and European levels in terms of needs assessment and follow-up
Preparation of DAY 2 / As from 4pm
Interactive programme based on ACTRAVSD Manual
available in CEE languages
Evelin Toth / Wrap-up, Evaluation and Closing Remarks
From 16:00 DEPARTURE OF PARTICIPANTS
* This seminar is carried out with funding by the European Union