BASTUN Autumn meeting and NFS Decent Work Conference

We have the pleasure to invite you to the BASTUN Autumn meeting and NFS Decent Work Conference to discuss how to ensure Workers’ rights in a Nordic-Baltic perspective.
The event will take place in Riga 2-3 October and precedes the World Day of Decent Work later same week. Please note that the date, that previously was set to the 3-4 October, has been changed due to the ETUC Congress Preparatory Committee that will be assembled in Brussels the 4th of October.
- BASTUN priorities for the meeting departures from the priorities that was presented by the next presidency, which are Mobility of Labour under fair conditions and prevention of Social fraud, Strengthening Social dialogue and working for more balanced representation between TU and Business interests and Data protection.
- The theme of the NFS-conference on Decent Work is aiming on the first pillar in the Decent Work agenda and will, in a Nordic-Baltic perspective, focus on Nordic companies in the Baltics, OECD:s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and ILO:s supervisory mechanisms.
Programme
Tuesday 2 October
12.00-13.00
Lunch and registration
13.00-13.20
Opening
Irena Liepina, president BASTUN and Vice President Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS)
Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, President NFS and LO Sweden
Egils Baldzens, President LBAS
13.20-13.50
Fundamental labour rights in the Baltic region – An overview
Artūrs Kučs, Assoc. Prof., Dr. iur., Justice of the Constitutional Court
13.50-15.00
ILO International Labour Standards
Kari Tapiola, Special Advisor to the ILO Director-General
Fundamental labour rights and International Labour Standards
Sharan Burrow, General Secretary ITUC
TUAC Inclusive Growth and Decent Work
Pierre Habbard, General Secretary TUAC
15.00-15.30
Coffee break
15.30-16.00
Labour Rights and Labour Market Regulation
Jānis Reirs, Minister for Welfare, Latvia
16.00-17.30
Two tools to achieve Decent Work
Kirstine Drew, Senior Policy Advisor, TUAC
- OECD MNE Guidelines
- Due Diligence
Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, President NFS and LO Sweden
Kristina Krupavičienė, President Solidarumas Lithuania
Kirstine Drew, Senior Policy Advisor, TUAC
Rasmus Raabjerg Nielsen, International Adviser, LO Denmark
19.00
Dinner
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Wednesday 3 October
National and international work to influence company behaviour and ensure workers’ rights
9.00- 10.20
Part 1: Developing Social dialogue on Sectoral and Company level
Anu Hietala, General Secretary, NTF Nordic Transport Workers’ Federation
Līga Meņģelsone, Director General, LDDK - Employers’ Confederation of Latvia
Comments
Peep Peterson, President EAKL Estonia
10.20-10.50
Coffee Break
11.00-12.00
Part 2: Bilateral success stories for trade unions in the region
Inga Ruginienė, President, LPSK
Comments
Terje Olav Olsson, Confederal Secretary, LO Norway
Mikko Hakkarainen, Nordic Officer, Nordic IN
12.00-13.00
Lunch
13.00-14.00
Part 3: Structures to ensure fair conditions for mobile workers
Marco Cilento, Senior Advisor, ETUC
Comments:
Nataļja Preisa, European law and policies expert, (LBAS)
Therese Guovelin, Vice President LO Sweden
14.00-15.00
Nordic-Baltic Action plan: Conclusions and Challenges
Maria Häggman, Head of International Department, STTK Finland
Jenny Tabermann, Policy Officer, NFS
The way forward - Conluding remarks
Irena Liepina, president BASTUN and Vice President LBAS
Therese Guovelin, Vice President LO Sweden
15.00
Coffee


Practical information
Date:
2-3 October 2018
Venue:
Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel, 24 Kugu Street, 1048 Riga, tel. +371 6706 1111
- Practical information EN.pdf 184 KB

Speakers

Irena Liepina,
President BASTUN and
Vice President LBAS

Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson,
Vice President ITUC and
President NFS and LO Sweden

Sharan Burrow,
General Secretary
ITUC

Pierre Habbard,
General Secretary
TUAC

Anu Hietala,
General Secretary
Nordic Transport Workers
Federation (NTF)

Inga Ruginienė,
President
The Lithuanian Trade Union
Confederation (LPSK)

Kari Tapiola,
Special Advisor to the
ILO Director-General
ILO