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The Future of Work and New Forms of Work from the Global and the Nordic Perspectives; Future Priorities of the ILO beyond the Centenary
05.09.2016 – 06.09.2016
Helsinki Congress Paasitorni, Helsinki, Finland
Monday, September 5th 2016

Changes occurring in the global labour markets and in Nordic labour markets including the enterprise level as well as on the solutions to be found.
Moderator Bettina Sågbom

12.00 – 13.00 Registration and lunch

Session I
13.00 – 13.15 Opening statement Minister of Justice and Employment
Jari Lindström

13.15 – 13.45 Key note presentation on ILO activities and present and future challenges on new forms of work: Future of work from a global perspective, ILO Initiatives and responses by the ILO and its constituents
Mr Raymond Torres, Director, ILO Research Department

13.45– 14.15 What is the Nordic perspective to the new opportunities and challenges in the changing labour markets, in particular collective bargaining
Ms Kerstin Ahlberg, University of Stockholm

14.15 – 14.45 Future changes in the labour markets due to globalization, technological change as well as new forms of work including from the enterprise perspective.
Mr Simen Markussen, Senior Research Fellow, Frisch Centre, Oslo

14.45 – 15.15 Coffee break

Session II
15.15 – 15.45 An enterprise and its shop steward presenting their experiences on how to find solutions to new challenges (FI)
TBC

15.45 – 16.15 Sectoral level employers´organisation and a trade union presenting how they have tackled new challenges in their collective agreement (FI)
TBC

16.15 – 17.15 Panel discussion and questions from the audience on technological and global challenges and how to find solutions to them in the Nordic countries.

How should the Nordic actors adapt their activities to better reflect globalization and new circumstances?
Torres, Ahlberg, Markussen and Danish and Icelandic social partners: Chief legal adviser Magnus Norddahl ASI, Island, Vice President Nanna Højlund, LO, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions, employers’ representatives TBC

19.30 – Dinner

Tuesday, September 6th 2016

How could we better address global challenges and ensure social justice for all men and women in the era of globalization?
Moderator Bettina Sågbom

Session III
9.00 – 9.30 Key note:
How do the changes in the labour market affect men and women and how should they be taken into account from the gender mainstreaming perspective inter alia in the context of the ILO initiative of the Future of Work? Ms. Shauna Olney, Chief, Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch

09.30 – 10.00 Future of work challenges for women and men
Antti Kauhanen, Chief research scientist, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA)

10:00 - 10:30 Which policy measures could best mitigate inequalities in the
future labour markets
Lisbeth Pedersen, Head af Research Department, SFI - The Danish National Center for Social Research

10:30 - 10:45 Presentation of the Tripartite Equal Pay Standard
Marianna Traustadóttir, gender equality consultant, the Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASI)

10:45-11:00

11.00 – 11.30 Discussion

Coffee break

Session IV
11.30 – 12.00 Presentation of ILO activities in Bangladesh
Mr Tuomo Poutiainen, Programme Manager, ILO Bangladesh

12.00 – 12.45 Presentations of good practices
Promotion of the Tunisian social dialogue, Norwegian government, TBC
The Global Deal Initiative, Sweden, TBC
Promotion of Employers organizations in Vietnam, Henrik Munthe, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise NHO

12.45 – 13.00 Short summary: Director, Labour Law and Industrial Relations.
Markus Äimälä, EK TBC and Katariina Murto SAK

End of the conference

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
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Helsinki, Finland