EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL IN EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT

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1 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL IN EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION 21 MARCH 2007 SPAZIO ETOILE, P.ZZA SAN LORENZO IN LUCINA 41, ROME, ITALY

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3 ENGLISH Equal Opportunities in Education and Employment On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All and the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the European Training Foundation (ETF) and the Italian Department for Rights and Equal Opportunities have organised an international conference with a special focus on equality and non-discrimination in the areas of education and employment. Equality, respect and tolerance are still far from reality in the EU Member States and their neighbouring countries. Calling for equal rights and adopting laws to try and guarantee them is not enough to ensure that equal opportunities are available to everyone in practice. Incentives have to be given to bring about a change in culture and behaviour. Steps also have to be taken to tackle the intricate patterns of inequality suffered by certain groups and communities in Europe, while examining the causes of these problems. The ever-growing diversity sets new challenges that we have to meet more effectively while planning specific positive actions. In this perspective, the conference has two aims. First to raise awareness and promote the need to focus on equality and non-discrimination when implementing policies related to education, training and employment, in line with EC guidelines, and second, to promote an exchange of views and experiences between EU Member States and neighbouring countries.

4 Agenda 9.30 Registration and coffee Welcome speeches Silvia Della Monica, Head of the Department for Rights and Equal Opportunities, Italy Muriel Dunbar, Director, European Training Foundation (ETF) Anna Záborská, Chair of the Committee on Women s Rights and Gender Equality, European Parliament Key note speeches Barbara Pollastrini, Italian Minister for Rights and Equal Opportunities Cesare Damiano, Italian Minister of Labour and Social Security Letizia De Torre, Undersecretary of State for Education, Italy Beate Winkler, Interim Director, European Union Fundamental Rights Agency Round Table Discussion: A comparison between equal opportunities policies aimed at a more inclusive society Moderators: Diana Madill, BBC journalist and Marc Gramberger, Prospex Genc Pollo, Minister of Education, Albania Enver Hoxhaj, Head of Parliamentary Commission for Education, Sciences, Technology, Culture, Youth and Sport, Kosovo Beate Winkler, Interim Director, European Union Fundamental Rights Agency Muriel Dunbar, Director, European Training Foundation (ETF) Silvia Della Monica, Head of Department for Rights and Equal Opportunities, Italy Lunch

5 14.30 First session: The fight against discrimination in workplaces and the promotion of positive actions Introduction: Marco De Giorgi, Director General UNAR, the Italian National Office for the Fight against Racial Discrimination, Department for Rights and Equal Opportunities Catelene Passchier, Secretary General, European Trade Union Confederation Ettore La Carrubba, Head of Social Policies, Young Employers Association, Confindustria Libera Del Rosario Chiaromonte, Office for immigration policies, CGIL trade union Isabella Rauti, National Counsellor for Equality, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Italy Silvia Gironi, Equal Opportunities Manager, Pirelli Group (explanation of a case history in the private sector) Second session: the role of the schools in the prevention of discriminatory behaviours Introduction: Mario Palazzi, Director General, Office for programmes related to equality and equal opportunities, Department for Rights and Equal Opportunities, Italy Vitaliano Esposito, General Lawyer, Supreme Court of Cassation and member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), Council of Europe Antonio Giunta La Spada, Director General, Office for International Affairs, Ministry of Education, Italy Luciano Scagliotti, President, European Network Against Racism (ENAR), Italy Vera Egenberger, Director, European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) Rossana Garau, Head teacher, D. Manin multiethnic school, Rome (explanation of an example of best practice in school experience) Closing remarks: Khaled Fouad Allam, Member of Parliament, Professor of Sociology, University of Trieste.

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8 European Training Foundation Villa Gualino Viale Settimio Severo 65 I Torino E: info@etf.europa.eu T: F: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri Dipartimento per i Diritti e le Pari Opportunità Largo Chigi, Roma segreteria tel fax sito web antidiscriminazioni@pariopportunita.gov.it