Programme
Welcome
by Gabi Zimmer, President of the GUE/NGL and Heinz Bierbaum, TUNE
Important files of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL), EP
Mobility of workers:
Coordination of the Social Security, Posting, ELA (European Labour Authorities): Gabi Zimmer, MEP
EU-minimum-workers’ right:
Work-life-balance-directive, Transparent and predictable working conditions-directive: Tania Gonzalez, MEP
Road mobility package
Posting of workers, weekling working times, capotage-in EMPL + TRAN: Merja Kyllönen, MEP
‘Just Transition’ and energy democracy – perspective for trade unions
Sean Sweeny, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED)
Cornelia Ernst, MEP GUE/NGL
After the Panama Papers – How to fight tax haven
Stephanie Blankenburg, economist, United Nations/UNCTAD
Martin Schirdewan, MEP GUE/NGL
Organizing among migrant workers in the German Meat industry
Matthias Brünner, Food Workers Federation, NGG, Germany
The Social Progress Protocol’
Introduction: Esther Lynch, Confederal Secretary, ETUC
Legal aspects of ´The Social Progress Protocol`: A. Garcia-Munoz, Univ. Castillia-La Mancha, Ciudad Real
Advantages for the workers: Palle Bisgaard, 3F General Workers Union, Denmark
Support of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee): Gaby Bischoff, President of the Workers’ Group
The political process forward – means and aim: Rina Ronja Kari, MEP GUE/NGL
Digitalisation – challenges for workers
Jürgen Klippert, IG Metall, Germany
Paloma Lopez, MEP GUE/NGL
For more information please contact: karola.boger@europarl.europa.eu