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International Seminar
The Labour Movement: Opportunities and Strategies
Hosted by: The International Institute for
Labour Studies and The Bureau for Workers' Activities,
ILO
In Collaboration with: Cornell University and
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Dates: April 19-21, 2001
Venue: Salle VII (R2) of ILO Building
4 Rte de Morillons
1211 Geneva
Switzerland
Agenda
Thursday, 19 April
| 09:00- 09:15 |
Registration |
| 09:15 - 10:00 |
Welcome by P. Gopinath, Director, International Institute for Labour Studies
(IILS)
Statements by:
Manuel Simón Velasco, Director, Bureau for Workers
Activities (ACTRAV)
Lowell Turner, Cornell University
Dieter Dettke, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Keynote Address: Lord William Brett, Vice-Chairperson,
ILO Governing Body |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| Part I: |
The Labour Movement in Industrialized Countries:
The Cornell University Project |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Discussion group 1: Union Strategies for Revitalization in the USA
Chairperson: Carola Frege, London School of
Economics
Lowell Turner, Cornell University
Richard Hurd, Cornell University
Ruth Milkman, UCLA
Kent Wong, UCLA
Lee Adler, Cornell University |
| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Discussion group 2: Union Strategies for
Revitalization in the United Kingdom
Chairperson: Wolfgang Streeck, Max-Planck-Institut
Ed Heery, Cardiff Business School
John Kelly, London School of Economics
Mike Connelly, TUC |
| 13:30 - 14:30 |
Lunch Break |
| 14:30 - 16:00 |
Discussion group 3: Union Strategies for
Revitalization in Germany
Chairperson: Richard Hurd, Cornell University
Michael Fichter, Freie Universität
Carola Frege,London School of Economics
Manfred Muster, Labour Consultant
Martin Behrens,Cornell University and Hans-Boeckler-Stiftung |
| 16:00 - 16:15 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:15 - 17:30 |
Discussion group 4: Union Strategies for
Revitalization in Spain
Chairperson:
Ed Heery, Cardiff Business School
Kerstin
Hamann, University of Central Florida
Miguel
Martinez Lucio, Leeds University |
| 17:30 - 19:00 |
Cocktail Reception by the Director,
International Institute for Labour Studies
R2 Gala Gobelin (In front of the
ILO Library) |
Friday, 20 April |
| 09:00 - 10:30
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Discussion group 5: Union Strategies for Revitalization in Italy
Chairperson: Kerstin Hamann, University of Central Florida
Lucio Baccaro, IILS
Mimmo Carrieri, University of Teramo
Cesare Damiano, CGIL Veneto
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| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45 - 12:30
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New Directions for Research and Action
Chairperson: Lowell Turner, Cornell University
Reiner Hoffmann, European Trade Union Institute
Wolfgang Streeck, Max-Planck-Institut |
| 12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
| Part II: |
The Labour Movement in Developing Countries. |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Session 1: The IILS Project on Organized Labour in the 21st Century-Some
Lessons
Chairperson: Gus Edgren, Former Assistant
Administrator, UNDP
A. V. Jose, International Institute for Labour Studies
Presentation followed by discussion. |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 |
Session 2: Future Perspectives
Chairperson: Michael Sebastian, ACTRAV
The Labour Movement's Priorities in the informal sector
Faith O'Neill and Uffe Elbaek, ACTRAV
The Millennium Review of International Trade Unions.
Priorities, Strategies and Structures
Tim Noonan, International Confederation of Free
Trade Unions (ICFTU)
Presentations followed by discussion |
Saturday 21 April |
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Session 3: The Labour Movement and the Goal of "Decent Work": New Directions
for Research and Action
Chairperson: Dharam Ghai, Former Director, UN Research
Institute for Social Development
Edward Webster, University of Witwatersrand
Mrinal Datta-Chaudhuri, Former Director of the
School of Economics,
Delhi University
Presentations followed by discussion |
| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| Part III: |
The Labour Movement: Opportunities and Strategies |
| 10:45 - 12:15 |
Roundtable Discussion
Chairperson:Jean-Michel Servais, IILS
Gus Edgren, Former Assistant Administrator, UNDP
Richard Hyman, London School of Economics
Lowell Turner, Cornell University
Dan Cunniah, ICFTU |
| 12:15 - 12:30 |
Concluding Remarks:
Jean-Michel Servais
Lowell Turner
Elizabeth Tinoco, ACTRAV |
 An Introductory Note
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