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November 2007

“LINKS” Chances and Limits of European Works Council in the Maritime Transport

International activity with economic support from EU COMMISSION “Employment and Social Affair”

LINKS Project N.: VS/2006/0652 relating to the BUDGET HEADING 04.03.03.03 is supported by the European

Commission. sole responsibility lies with the author and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of information contained therein

Promoter: FILT-CGIL Regionale Toscana – viale Belfiore 37 – 50144 Firenze (Italy)

Tel. +39 055 359841/2 – Fax +39 055 359846 – email: filt.regionale@tosc.cgil.it



Programme of workshop and Conference in Livorno

18.11.2007 – 24.11.2007

18-11-07 (Livorno)

Arrival of project partners: preliminary meeting for the workshop

19-11-07 (Livorno)

Definition of proposal for common model

Arrival of Guests

Presentation of partners and guests

Delivery and presentation of the proposals for EWC constitution

20-11-07 (Livorno)

Workshop

Analysis of the draft proposal for the common model (plenary session)

Speech of expert Dr. Werner Altmeyer regarding:

  • compatibility of the developed common model with the EU policy and directives for the implementation of workers’ representatives in the transport companies
  • verification of EU instruments /directives, budget lines, etc. for the further development of the common model
  • the new example of EWC in Dubai Port

Summary of the working group results and discussion


21-11-07 (Livorno)

Workshop


Verify possibilities and obstacles emerging from the implementation of the model in the frame of the following five main workers’ representation models in Europe (working group)
  • - Anglo-Saxonian model
  • - Mediterranean model
  • - Germanic model
  • - Scandinavian model
  • - Trasformation model
Opportunities and obstacles for the implementation of the common model of workers representation for the specific functions of the workers representatives (working groups): information, consultation, negotiations, participation, training, gender questions, management of crisis.

Summary of working groups results


22-11-07 (Livorno)

Workshop

possibility of implementation of the common model in the single companies in working groups

Summary of the work groups

Redefinition of proposal of the common model

Preparation of the conference with a reduced work group and with presence of the tutor Dr. Peter Volk

Arrivals, welcome and presentation of the guests of the conference

(representatives of institutions and company management)

Distribution of materials and tools

23-11-07 (Livorno – Pisa – Collesalvetti)

Conference

”Infrastructural systems on the Tuscany coast” with visits to:

– Port of Livorno

– Airport “G.Galilei” of Pisa

– Freight Village “A. Vespucci” of Guasticce

– Vehicles Village “Il Faldo” of Collesalvetti

Meeting with local Institutions

24-11-07 (Firenze)

Conference

- Presentation of the common model of workers’ representation in undertakings of port terminalization

- Contribution of the guests from employers representatives and from public institutions

Conclusions

Departures




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