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TURI conference 2010 'The implications of the crisis for the labour market'

The TURI network held its second annual conference in Madrid on 4 and 5 May 2010.

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Summary of the discussion on the future of the TURI network:

Program
Tuesday 4 May (first session 9h – 13h30)

Opening of the conference:
Ignacio Fernández Toxo, Secretary General, CCOO
Cándido Méndez, Secretary General, UGT
Carlos Berzosa Alonso-Martínez, Rector, UCM
Diego López Garrido, State Secretary for the EU
Philippe Pochet, General Director ETUI

Economic and social situation in Spain:
Rodolfo Benito Valenciano, President, 1st of May Foundation
Toni Ferrer, Confederal Secretary, UGT

Country reports and debate:
Hartmut Seifert, WSI (HBS)
The German employment ‘miracle’ and flexible working hours

Lyuben Tomev, ISTUR
The Bulgarian case: Budget austerity in times of crisis

Second session (15h -18h30)

Continuation of the debate

Exchange of research agendas on the crisis between the RECWOWE and the TURI networks on the following topics:
- Flexicurity and the crisis
- The crisis and vulnerable groups

Wim van Oorschot, EDACwowe
EDACwowe presentation

Florence Lefresne, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales France
Flexicurity and active labour marketpolicies during the crisis - Issues at stake

Paolo R. Graziano, Bocconi University, Milano
The Politics of Flexicurity in Europe and the Crisis

Hans van den Broek, Universidad de Oviedo
The implications of the crisis for immigrants in Spain

Kevin P. O’Kelly
Research Issues on Poverty and Social Exclusion

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Wednesday 5 May (First session 9h30 - 13h30)

Impact of the crisis on the labour market:
Savas Robolis, INE/GSEE-ADEDY (Greece): Public services

Christian Dufour, IRES (France)
The green agenda

Mikkel Mailand, FAOS (Denmark)
Reactions to rising unemployment in Denmark

Salvo Leonardi, IRES (Italy)
Unemployment, social protection and the role of social partners in Italy

Lionel Fulton, LRD (UK)
Wages and bonuses

Second session (15h – 16h30)

The crisis as an opportunity to strengthen the trade union movement and the role of the TURI network in this process
Key note speech: Maarten Keune, AIAS
Discussion in plenary around two relevant issues and closure


The ETUI is financially supported by the European Union.

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