FINAL CONFERENCE
The final conference was held on line on
27-28 JANUARY 2022
DAY ONE
09.45 Opening words
Fabrice Warneck, Syndex
Isabelle Schömann, ETUC
10.00 Film presented by Théo Six, documentary Director
10.30 Debate on the film and company level experiences
Debate chaired by Fabrice Warneck, Syndex
- Mari Taivainen, PAM (Finland), UNI Europa
- Victor Garrido, CC.OO de Industria (Spain), IndustriAll EU
- Francesca Scarinaldi, Ver.di (Germany) ETF
- Silvie Marien, FGTB (Belgium), EFFAT
Debate with all participants
11:40 Securing Workers Rights in subcontracting chains, Niklas Franke, ETUC Project Officer and Silvia Borelli, University of Ferrara (Italy)
Debate with all participants
12.30 Lunch Break
14.00 What did we learn from the project? Presentation by Olivier Chabrol and Fabrice Warneck (Syndex)
- Main achievements and lessons learned
- Website of the project /presentation of the tools
- Recommendations for use in the social dialogue at the company level
Debate with participants
15.00 How to enforce due diligence
- How to better understand and cover the supply chain?
- The EWC toolbox for social considerations in supply chains, Jim Sheridan, EFBWW Policy Officer
- The due diligence challenge in highly fragmented supply chains, Judith Kirton-Darling, IndustriAll Europe Senior Deputy G.S.
- Due diligence and Collective Bargaining, Oliver Röthig, UNI Europa Regional Secretary
- Litigation experiences, Sandra Cossart, Sherpa Director
Debate with participants.
16.30 Conclusions of day one
DAY TWO
09.00 Connecting and testing technology
09.15 State of play in the EU and future challenges, Isabelle Schömann, ETUC Confederal Secretary
09.30 Roundtable: On the road towards a European due diligence law.
Introduction and Moderation: Isabelle Schömann, ETUC Confederal Secretary
- Dominique Potier, Member of the National Assembly, (France) (TBC)
- Clément Beaune, Secretary of State for European Affairs, France (TBC)
- Hugues Ghenne, Department of Social affairs and health & safety at work, ABVV-FGTB (Belgium)
- Frank Zach, Department for International and European Trade Union Policy, DGB (Germany)
- Yvan Ricordeau, National Secretary, CFDT (France)
Debate with participants
11.00 Break
11.15 Due diligence on the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining
Moderation: Victor Hugo Ricco, Senior Specialist in Worker’s Activities, Actrav-ILO
- Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary
- Christy Hoffman, UNI Global Union, General Secretary
- Blake Harwell, Senior Policy Advisor, TUAC
- Maria Helena Andre, Actrav-ILO Director
12.15 Conclusions by Fabrice Warneck (Syndex) and Isabelle Schömann (ETUC)
12.30 End of the meeting
If you did not have the opportunity to participate in the final conference, you can now watch the debates recorded!
Meeting Recording Jan 27, 2022:
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Meeting Recording Jan 28, 2022:
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