XXIII MEETING OF EUROPEAN LABOUR COURT JUDGES organized by the International Labour Office and hosted by the National Labour Court of Sweden

8-9 October 2015

“Postmuseum”,1 Lilla Nygatan 6 in Old Town (Gamla Stan), Stockholm, Sweden

Programme

October 7, Wednesday 19:00 Welcome dinner (venue) be at the restaurant "Stortorgskällaren”, Stortorget 17 in the Old Town2 (at participants’ expense)

October 8, Thursday 9:00 – 9:30 Arrival at location of conference - “Postmuseum”, Lilla Nygatan 6 in Old Town (Gamla Stan), Stockholm, Sweden 9:30 – 10:00 Welcome remarks . Judge Cathrine Lilja Hansson, President, National Labour Court of Sweden . Angelika Muller, International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva

10:00 – 11:00 Discussion of Topic 1 “Ethics for judges: is judicial independence threatened by social networks or political influence?”

1 www.postmuseum.se 2 www.stortorgskallaren.se

1 Reporter: Judge Steve Adler, President (retired), National Labour Court of Israel

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00 Discussion of Topic 1 (continuation)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (hosted by the Swedish Labour Court)

14:00 – 15:30 Discussion of Topic 2 “Workers with disability: Influence of UN and ILO conventions on national legal orders” Reporter: Judge Gyulavári Tamás, National Labour Court of Hungary

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 – 17:00 Discussion of Topic 2 (continuation)

18:30 Drink and a presentation of the house of the Labour Court of Sweden (Stora Nygatan 2, close to the Museum)

20:00 Dinner at restaurant "Den Gyldene Freden"3, Österlånggatan 5 in the Old Town (hosted by the Swedish Labour Court)

October 9, Friday 9:30 – 11:00 Exchange of latest news and trends in case law of national labour jurisdictions by all the participants Moderator: Angelika Muller and Valérie Van Goethem, ILO

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30 Conclusion and discussion of topics for the next meeting

Moderator: Angelika Muller, ILO

12:30 Lunch (hosted by the Swedish Labour Court)

3 www.gyldenefreden.se

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