European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
Day 1 - Monday 4 September 2023: Workshop & Civil Society Forum Part I
09:00-09:30 Registration and welcome
09:30-09:35 Opening remarks by the Co-Chairs
- Pascal Kerneis, European Services Forum (ESF), EU DAG Chair
- Jeongmeen Suh, Soongsil University, Korea DAG Chair
09:35-10:30 Cooperation in international fora on environment and climate
The 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (the 2023 GHG Strategy), with enhanced targets to tackle harmful emissions
Presentation by Tanja Buzek, European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), EU DAG Discussion
Discussion
Developments on CSR in the EU and Korea – a state of play and outlook
Driving Sustainable Development: Insights from diverse perspectives
Presentations by Korea side experts
- Eunae Lee, Lotte Chemical (online participation)
- Chaejin Lee, CEO of Kogong (online participation
The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD)
Presentations by EU-side experts
- Juan Gómez-Riesco, Seconded National Expert, Legal and Policy Officer DG JUST (A.3 Company Law), European Commission
- Axel Marx, Deputy Director Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven
Comments by
- Christoph Heider, European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK), EU DAG
- Seongdae Cho, Korea International Trade Association (KITA), Korea DAG Vice-Chair
Q&A and discussion by the EU and Korea DAG members
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
Civil Society Forum Part I
10:45-10:55 Adoption of the draft agenda
Opening remarks by the Co-Chairs, Pascal Kerneis, European Services Forum (ESF), EU DAG Chair, and Jeongmeen Suh, Soongsil University, Korea DAG Chair, and introduction of the members of the DAGs
Summarizing of the Workshop on Cooperation in international fora and on CSR by the Co-Chairs
10:55-11:15 Reviewing the Application of the Rules of Procedure for the CSF
Introductory comments by
- Ho-geun Lee, Prof. Jeonbuk National University Law School., Commissioner, National Labor Relations Commission, Korea DAG Vice-Chair
Discussion lead by the Co-Chairs
11:15-11:45 Implementation progress of the 2021 Panel of Experts’ recommendations
Presentation by the ILO on the developments and comments by the CSF
- Karen Curtis, Chief, Freedom of Association Branch, International Labour Standards Department (online participation)
Q&A and discussion by the EU and Korea DAG members
11:45-13:00 Networking lunch
13:00-14:00 Session I – Economic-related topic
The Digital economy and its connections to Sustainability
Presentations by:
- Pascal Kerneis, European Services Forum (ESF), EU DAG Chair
- Jukwan Lee, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) (invited speaker)
Discussion
14:00-14:30 Preliminary discussion on the Joint Conclusions
14:30-16:30 Networking
16:30-18:00 Social programme: Guided visit (in English) to the temporary exhibition Throwaway at the European House of History
Day 2 - Tuesday 5 September 2023: Civil Society Forum Part II
Civil Society Forum Part II
09:00-10:00 Session II – Environment-related topic
Accelerating a Circular Economy in South Korea: Current Status & Policy Directions
- Presentation by Ji-Hye Jo, Director of Division for Resource Circulation, Korea Environment Institute (KEI) (invited expert)
- Comments by Jae-Hyuk Lee, Korea Environment Institute (KEI), Korea DAG
Environmental policy developments: Circular Economy and the Convention on Biological Diversity
- Presentation by Dilyana Slavova (Euromontana), EU DAG Vice-Chair
Discussion
10:00-11:00 Session III – Labour-related topic
Labour relations in light of the rise of Platform work and other Non-Standard Forms of work
Presentation by
- Bartosz Otachel, DG EMPL, European Commission
Comments by
- Sylvain Goldstein, Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT), EU DAG Vice-Chair
- June Namgoong, Director, Korea Labor Institute, Korea DAG
Discussion