«EUROMED EMPLOYMENT» FINAL PROJECT CONFERENCE. Programme (provisional)

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1 Fundación Paz y Solidaridad Comisiones Obreras EuroMed Trade Union Forum Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network Friedrich Ebert Stiftung With the support of AECI (Spanish International Cooperation Agency) «EUROMED EMPLOYMENT» COMPARATIVE STUDY THE IMPACT OF THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP ON EMPLOYMENT AND THE RIGHT TO WORK IN 8 SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES FINAL PROJECT CONFERENCE Tunisia, 8-9 September 2006 (Hôtel Khamsa Corinthia Gammarth) Programme (provisional)

2 Thursday, September 7 Arrival of participants. Airport/hotel transfer arranged by FES. Dinner at hotel PREPARATION FOR AUTHORS 15:00-19:00 Preparation of the Comparative Study Presentation (17 authors + 5 members of the Steering Committee) Friday, September 8 PRESENTATION OF THE STUDY 09:00-10:00 Welcome by Javier Doz (Comisiones Obreras) and Mohamed Trabelsi (UGTT) Why the EuroMed Employment Project? (Isaías Barreñada, Comisiones Obreras, and Hajo Lanz, FES) Greeting by participant of AECI (Carolina Mayeur) Greeting by participant of Tunisian Government (Labour Ministry) Greeting by participant of European Commission (Marc Pierini?) 10: Chair: Khémais Chammari 10:45-11:15 Coffee break 11:15-13:15 Chair: María Romay Aims and Resources of the EuroMed Employment Project and the Dynamics of the Conference (Iván Martín, Scientific Coordinator) Why Involve the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network? An Economic and Social Rights Approach to the EMP (Marc Schade-Poulsen, Executive Director, EMHRN) What is at Stake for the EuroMed Trade Union Forum? (EuroMed Trade Union Forum-South) 11:15-11:30 The Challenge of Employment in the Mediterranean Region Samir Aita 11:30-11:45 The EMP and Employment in the Mahgreb: Main Findings Rafik Bouklia 11:45-12:00 The EMP and Employment in the Mashrek: Main Findings Riad Al Khouri 12:00-12:15 Social Consultation, the EMP and the Trade Unions Hassan Hamdan 12:15-12:45 The Challenge of Female Employment: What Impact of the EMP? Larabi Jaidi 12:45-13:15 Overview of conclusions and recommendations from the study Iván Martín

3 Lunch (Hotel) :00 Chair: Lothar Witte (FES) 15:00-15:30 Employment and the Right to Work in the Euro-Mediterranean Process At EuroMed level: Erwann Lannon At national level: Azzam Mahjoub 15:30-15:45 Employment and the Right to Work as a Human Right. Implications of International Human Rights Instruments for the Euromed Partnership Iain Byrne 15:45-16:00 The Implementation of the Core ILO Conventions Sami Aouadi 16:00:-16:30 Coffee break 16:30-19:00 Chair: Peter Seidenek (EuroMed Trade Union Forum) 16:30-16:45 The Economics of Conflict: Employment under Occupation and the EMP Mahmoud El Jafari and Saleh El Kafri 16:45-17:00 The Industrial Modernization (mise-à-niveau) Soad Kamel and Nihal El-Megharbel 17:00-17:15 The Education, Training, Employment Programme Erwan Lannon 17:15-17:45 Elements for the Impact of the Free Trade Areas and the MEDA Programme on Employment, Work Conditions, the Informal Economy and Migration Fatiha Talahite 17:45-18:00 The MEDA Programme, Employment and Employment Policies Iván Martín 18:00-18:15 Employment and the Neighbourhood Policy Isaías Barreñada 18:15-19:00 Preliminary discussion of the recommendations and proposals: Toward a EuroMed Employment Action Plan? 20:00 Dinner (Hotel)

4 Saturday, September 9 DISCUSSION ON FOLLOW-UP AND APPROPRIATION OF THE STUDY 9:00-9:30 Chair: Euromed Trade Union Forum The Way Ahead: Ideas for Follow-up of the Study Debriefing by Iván Martín The Appropriation of the Comparative Study: The Challenge Begins Now Isaías Barreñada Policy Implications of the comparative study :00 Chair: Lothar Witte (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung) 10:00-11:00 Open discussion 11: Coffee break What Are the Implications for the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the Neighbourhood Policy? A Euro-Mediterranean Political and Action Agenda on Employment Keynote brief: FES? Discussant: European Commission? Human rights appropriation of the comparative study 11:30-12:00 Chair: Marc Schade-Poulsen (or EMHRN) 12:00-13:00 Open discussion Lunch (hotel) The Human Rights Appropriation of the Study: An Economic and Social Rights Agenda in the EMP Keynote brief: EMHRN Discussant: European MP?

5 Trade union appropriation of the comparative study Chair: EuroMed Trade Union Forum (South?) The Trade Union Appropriation of the Study: Keynote brief: EuroMed Trade Union Forum Discussant:?? 15:30-15:45 Grigor Gradev. The Bucharest Initiative: A Model from the Balkans? 15:45-16:15 Coffee break 16:15-17:15 Open discussion 17:15-18:15 Chair: (EuroMed NG Platform?) Towards a Converging Human Rights and Trade Union Euro- Mediterranean Agenda on Employment? Discussion of Follow-Up 18:15 Closure of the conference?? Transfer Hotel - Restaurant Diner in town Sunday 10th of September Departure of participants Transfer to the airport arranged by FES Documents attached: - Invitation letter - Description of the project (in English, French and/or Arabic) - Standard questionnaire (in English, French and/or Arabic) - List of experts and members of the steering committee Documents to be distributed to participants at the conference: - Programme - List of participants - Copy of the Comparative study (in English, French and/or Arabic or Spanish)