Information Workshop for Trade Union Journalists
Geneva, 22 - 23 November 2001

Background
November 22 - 23, ACTRAV is organizing a two day workshop targeting European trade union newspapers.

Given the flood of information journalists have to swallow every day, there is a need to give a more direct and lively understanding of the ILO in general, and ACTRAV in particular. The coverage of ILO activities and ILO policies in the trade union press is often very limited. While trade unions are generally friendly towards ILO policies many journalists do not always know about the actual work of the ILO.

The two day information visit to the ILO will give the trade union journalists the opportunity to provide insight information about the work of ACTRAV and to organize meetings to discuss the strategic objectives of the ILO. The personal contact with the journalists will also give ACTRAV the possibility to establish a network of trade union journalists.

Objectives

• Achieving better ILO coverage in the trade union press
• Creating a network of trade union journalists
• Getting a professional feedback about the current image of the ILO and its publications

Participants
The workshop will be held for English speaking trade union journalists of the leading European trade union newspapers or journals. A second workshop will be organized later for French speaking journalists.

NAME	ORGANIZATION/JOURNAL/MAGAZINE	COUNTRY
Ms. Martina FASSLER-RISTIC	ÖGB	Austria
Ms. Cornelia GIRNDT	Die Mitbestimmung	Germany
Mr. Attila BÁÁLINT	MSZOSZ	Hungary
Mr. Jan BOM	FNV Magazine	Netherlands
Mr. Einar FJELLVIK	LO-Aktuelt	Norway
Ms. Marta PIORO	NSZZ	Poland
Ms. Agneta CARLESON	LO	Sweden
Mr. Andrew LININGTON	NUMAST	United Kingdom

Programme
All the meetings will take place in room X, floor R2-South.

Thursday, November 22
TIME	MEETING	NAME
09.00-09.15	Opening/Introduction of the Particiants
09.00-09.45	What is the ILO doing?	Ms. Lene Olsen, ACTRAV
09.45-11.00	Social Standards in a Global Economy - Can it Work? International Institutions and the Role of the ILO General Discussion	Ms. Faith O'Neill, ACTRAV
11.00-11.15	Coffee Break
11.15-13.00	Global Collective Bargaining, Codes of Conduct and Product Certification as Instruments to Ensure Fundamental Rights at Work and Monitoring of Global Agreements	Mr. Peter Rossman, IUF Ms. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, EXREL Ms. Deborah France, ACT/EMP
13.00-14.30	Lunch
14.30-15.45	World Employment Trends General Discussion	Mr. Duncan Campbell, EMP/STRAT
15.45-16.00	Coffee Break
16.00-17.00	Fundamental Rights, Poverty Alleviation and Employment Creation - an African Perspective	Mr. Ditiro Saleshando, ACTRAV
17.00-17.15	Coffee Break
17.15-18.00	Making the ILO Responding to Workers' Needs The Strategic Priorities of the Workers' Group in the ILO	Ms. Anna Biondi, Secretariat of the Workers' Group
18.00	Dinner
Friday, November 23
09.00-10.00	Promoting Fundamental Rights at Work	Mr. Roger Bohning, Declaration
10.00-11.30	Defending "Freedom of Association" The Cases of Columbia and Belarus	Mr. Kari Tapiola, Libsyn Mr. Frank Hoffer, ACTRAV
11.30-11.45	Coffee Break
11.45-13.00	Combatting Child Labour General Discussion	Ms. Elizabeth Tinoco, ACTRAV Mr. Tor Monsen, ACTRAV
13.00-14.30	Lunch
14.30-15.00	How to Get the Message Across? Informing about the ILO	Mr. John Doohan, DCOMM
15.00-15.30	Sharing Information - Providing Insights Serving the Trade Union Media - Building Links with Trade Union Editors	Mr. Luc Demaret, ACTRAV
15.30-15.45	Coffee Break
15.45-17.00	How do Trade Union Journalists see the ILO?	Participants of the workshop
17.15	Closure of Workshop

Accomodation
For information about your accommodation in Geneva, please visit Hotel Mon Repos

Transport from Airport to Center of Geneva

BUS:	No. 10 bus (every 10 min.) to the city centre (2,20 CHF)
TRAIN:	All trains stop at Geneva-Cornavin city centre. Travel time 7 minutes (1st class CHF 8,40/2nd class CHF 5)
TAXI:	Taxiphone SA Geneva switchboard +4122 / 33 141 33 (CHF 30-35).