http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/events/other/industrial-relations-in-eu-japan-and-usa
Industrial relations in EU, Japan, and USA
Thu, 24/11/2005
Fri, 25/11/2005
Industrial relations workshop, London, United Kingdom, 24-25 November 2005
Day 1: Thursday, 24 November 2005
9.30 Welcome and introduction
Willy Buschak, Acting Director, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Willy Buschak, Acting Director, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Welcoming remarks: Sarah Lambert, Deputy Head, European Commission Representation in the UK
9.45 Overview of industrial relations trends and developments
Chair: Stavroula Demetriades, Industrial Relations Coordinator, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
EU: Mark Carley, EIRO Editor
Japan: Shun’ichi Uemura, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training
USA: Sean Sweeney, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
EU: Mark Carley, EIRO Editor
Japan: Shun’ichi Uemura, 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 IR trends and developments in other global economies
Chair: Kees Vos, Head of International Social Policy Development, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, Netherlands
Brazil: Professor Hélio Zylberstajn,University of São Paulo
China: Assoc. Prof. John Benson, Chair, MBA Program in International Business at the University of Tsukuba, Tokyo
Brazil: Professor Hélio Zylberstajn,University of São Paulo
China: Assoc. Prof. John Benson, Chair, MBA Program in International Business at the University of Tsukuba, Tokyo
12.15 How are these developments likely to affect the EU ?
Comments by Roberto Suarez Santos, UNICE/CEOE Madrid, John Evans, TUAC, and Metka Stoka-Debevec, Ministry of Labour, Slovenia
Comments by Roberto Suarez Santos, UNICE/CEOE Madrid, John Evans, TUAC, and Metka Stoka-Debevec, Ministry of Labour, Slovenia
13.00 Lunch
Thematic workshop
14.30 “Minimum wages”
Chair: Isabella Biletta, Industrial Relations Unit, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
EU: Lothar Funk, FH Düsseldorf and IW Cologne
USA: Stuart Basefsky, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
Japan: Schun’ichi Uemura, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training
EU: Lothar Funk, FH Düsseldorf and IW Cologne
USA: Stuart Basefsky, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
Japan: Schun’ichi Uemura, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training
16.15 Coffee break
16.45 Comments by Prof.Dr Manfred Weiss, J.W.Goethe University, Frankfurt, Alain Chouraqui, CNRS, Aix-en-Provence, and Jean Lambert, MEP
Discussion
17.45 End of first day
20.00 Working Dinner
Day 2: Friday, 25 November 2005
Thematic workshop
9.30 “Industrial relations impacts of the relocation of production“
Chair: Barbara Gerstenberger, EMCC coordinator, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
EU: Roberto Pedersini, Fondazione Regionale Pietro Seveso
USA: Sean Sweeney, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
Japan: Schun’ichi Uemura, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training
EU: Roberto Pedersini, Fondazione Regionale Pietro Seveso
USA: Sean Sweeney, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations
Japan: Schun’ichi Uemura, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 Comments by Jurgen Hoffman, Hamburg University
Discussion
12.30 General conclusions
David Foden, Industrial Relations Unit, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
13.00 Lunch
Read the 2003-2004 report on Industrial relations in the EU, Japan and USA.
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