08.30

Registration

10.30

Opening

·          Jörgen Hoppe, President of UNI-Europa Commerce

·          Laurent Walpen, Delegate for International Relations of the Republic and Canton of Geneva    

11.00

Report on activities and future priorities

·          Jan Furstenborg, Head of UNI-Europa Commerce Sector

·          Discussion

13.00

Lunch

14.30

Decent work and social justice in the global economy – the trade union approach to new ownership and management patterns in the commerce industry

·          Philip Jennings, General Secretary, UNI

·          Discussion

15.30

Gender equality and social inclusion – a trade union challenge in the European Union

·          Bernadette Segol, Regional Secretary, UNI-Europa

·          Discussion

16.00

Migration and the multi-ethnic Europe: Supporting integration and social justice

·          Javier Gonzalez, General Secretary of
FECOHT-CCOO, Spain

·          Discussion

17.00

The E.Land workers fight for their jobs - solidarity session with Korean commerce trade unionists

18.00

End of first day’s work

18.30

UNI-Europa Commerce – UNI Commerce Global Union reception at the International School of Geneva, the Nations Campus, across the street from the ILO driveway entrance

09.00

Globalisation and regional integration in European commerce – a social dimension through dialogue and collective bargaining

·          UNI- Europa Commerce for decent work in European and global commerce

–           Jørgen Hoppe, President of UNI-Europa Commerce, President of HK Handel, Denmark

·          Trade unions as partners in structural and technological change – securing a fair share for workers of growing productivity benefits

–           Lars-Anders Häggström, Member of the UNI-Europa Commerce Steering Committee, President of Handels, Sweden

·          Covering collective agreements as core elements of social dialogue and trade union work

–           Ulrich Dalibor, Vice President of UNI-Europa Commerce, Head of ver.di’s Retail Section, Germany

·          European-wide collective agreements – visions for the future

–           Pierangelo Raineri, Acting Vice President of UNI-Europa Commerce, General Secretary of FISASCAT-CISL, Italy

·          Discussion

13.00

Lunch

14.30

Socially responsible business in European commerce – a dream or reality?

–           Guest speaker: Jan Eggert, General Secretary of the Business Social Compliance Initiative BSCI

–           Alan Spaulding, President of UNI Commerce Global Union

·          Discussion

15.30

Trade union rights and organising

·          Working with UNI Commerce in defence of trade union rights in Spanish retailing

–           Francisco Dominguez Villalon, Member of the UNI- Europa Commerce Steering Committee, General Secretary of
FECHTJ-UGT, Spain

·          Working together for trade union recognition, social dialogue and collective agreement in Turkey’s modern commerce sector

–           Gürsel Dogru, President of Tez-Koop-IS, Turkey

·          Building trade unions in the emerging modern retail industry – experiences of organising work together with UNI Commerce and HK Denmark

–           Cristina Ionescu, Member of the UNI-Europa Commerce Steering Committee, General Secretary of FSLC, Romania

·          Discussion

17.00

End of the second day’s meeting

17.00

Meeting of the conclusions committee

09.00

Working in commerce – experiences, concerns and expectations on the shop floor – what conclusions for trade unions?

·          Presentation by Dr Tatjana Fuchs, German sociologist

·          Question and answer session

10.00

Future challenges for UNI-European Commerce

Vocational training and competence development – addressing the challenges of advanced technologies

-                 Annie Cauda Tortay, Member of the UNI-Europa Commerce Steering Committee, CFDT Services, France

·          Discussion

Business to business – union focus on a growing part of Europe’s commerce sector

–           Rainer Jäkel, Member of the UNI-Europa Commerce Steering Committee, Head of ver.di’s wholesale section, Germany

·          Discussion

Advanced technologies mix: Productivity, employment and working conditions

-            Rafaël Nedzynski, President of the  UNI-Europa Commerce Working Group on New Technologies, General Secretary, FGTA-FO, France

·          Discussion

13.00

Lunch

14.30

Elections, conclusions

15.30

Closing session

16.00

Conference ends