Hearing on Employment opportunities for economically inactive people: breaking down barriers
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
European Economic and Social Committee, JDE building, room 62
DRAFT PROGRAMME
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
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Registration
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9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
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Welcome
- Erika KOLLER, President of the study group for the SOC/575 opinion on Employment opportunities for economically inactive people (Hungary, Trade unions group)
- José LEIRIÃO, Rapporteur of the SOC/575 opinion on Employment opportunities for economically inactive people (Portugal, Diversity Europe group)
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10:00 – 11:20 a.m.
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Session 1: The situation of economically inactive people and their employment potential
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10:00 – 10:40 a.m.
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Speakers
- Anna LUDWINEK, Research Manager, Eurofound, author of the publication Reactivate: Employment opportunities for economically inactive people
- Lars ENGSTED, Team leader, unit on the Employment Strategy, Directorate Employment, DG EMPL (Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion), European Commission
- Representative from OECD – The NEET challenge and what can be done for jobless and disengaged youth
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10:40 – 11:20 a.m.
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Open floor discussion
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11:20 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.
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Session 2: Policies and good practices to integrate inactive people into the labour market
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11:20 – 12:10
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Speakers:
- Tommi RAIVIO, Project Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Europe (CSR Europe)
- Ben EGAN, Advisor, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- Françoise WAUTIEZ, Social Economy Europe (SEE) (tbc)
- Amana FERRO, Senior Policy Officer, European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN)
- Catherine NAUGHTON, Director, European Disability Forum (EDF)
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12:15 – 12:50 p.m.
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Open floor discussion
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12:50 – 1:00 p.m.
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Conclusions
- José LEIRIÃO, Rapporteur of the SOC/575 opinion on Employment opportunities for economically inactive people
- Erika KOLLER, President of the study group for the SOC/575 opinion on Employment opportunities for economically inactive people
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
VENUE: Room JDE 62, Jacques Delors building, Rue Belliard 99-101, 1040 Brussels.
INTERPRETING: From ES-EL-EN-FR-HR-IT-HU-PT-RO into EN-FR-PT-HU
CONTACT PERSON for additional information:
Ana Dumitrache, ana [dot] dumitrache
eesc [dot] europa [dot] eu Tel. +32 2 546 81 31