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Hiroshimast Clar Executive Board, European Policy Department Hildebr E-Mail: [email protected] Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung M29 Conference Logistics Reichpietschufer aße Hauke Reich Projekt Faire Mobilität r Schönberger Keithstr. 1 – 3, 10787 Berlin Lützowufe U fer Stauffenbergstr Telefon: (+49) 030/21 24 05 41 Telefax: (+49) 030/21 24 05 99 International Conference E-Mail: [email protected] Conference Site Conference Languages: Haus 2 der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Free movement for English, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croation/Serbian, German in der Hiroshimastr. 28, 10785 Berlin-Tiergarten workers in Europe – The conference forms part of the project Fair Mobility and will be Public Transport: conducted in co-operation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation. Bus route 100 to stop Lützowplatz The trade union representatives will be present as part of a wider Bus route M29 to stop Hiroshimasteg the fair way delegation from their respective country. Personnel from advice Bus route 200 to stop Tiergartenstraße centres for mobile employees will inform about their work and be No parking available 9th April 2014, Berlin- available for discussions. For enquiries regarding wheelchair access, please contact the event Visitors from abroad can have up to two nights accommodation organisers. and travel expenses covered. If needed we can cover one night accommodation for domestic participants (arrival on the day of The conference is part of project Fair Mobility, which is conducted the conference not possible). Please enquire about the conditions by the DGB Executive Board and its partners – bfw – Competence beforehand. Center EUROPA, European Migrant Workers Union (EMWU) and PCG – Project Consult GmbH. The project is sponsored by the To register, please fill in the attached form and e-mail or fax it to German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs as well as the Hauke Reich. We will confirm your registration. European Social Fund. We would like to thank the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation. Gefördert durch: International Conference Programme Wednesday 9th April 2014 Free movement for workers in Europe – the fair way

Over the last few months the free movement for workers and es- 9:15 Uhr Arrival/Registration/Coffee 13.15 Uhr Discussion pecially the opening of the European labour market for EU-citizens Project Fair Mobility (FM) – Reports from from Romania and Bulgaria led to heated discussions in , 9:45 Uhr Opening the front line Austria and Great Britain. German trade unions and their partner Annelie Buntenbach, Member of the Executive Katarina Franković, Advisor, FM/Stuttgart organisations in other EU-countries are committed to the free Board of German Trade Union Federation DGB Szabolcs Sepsi, Advisor, FM/Dortmund movement of workers. They promote a European labour market Thorben Albrecht, State Secretary, Federal Jochen Empen, Advisor, FM/Hamburg with fair and just conditions for everyone. This can only be achieved Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) Dominique John, FM/Project Manager if solidarity is maintained between domestic employees and those who claim their right to free movement. It also needs a clear 10:20 Uhr Discussion 14.15 Uhr Discussion political and regularly framework, which prevents wage and social The Repercussions of Labour Migration on Mobility in Europe – Challenges and dumping. the Countries of Origin – the Trade Union‘s Opportunities for the European Union Perspective Annelie Buntenbach, German Trade Union The conference brings together trade unionists, policy-makers and Plamen Dimitrov, President of the Bulgarian Federation DGB advisors for mobile employees from Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Trade Union Federation KNSB/CITUB Thorben Albrecht, BMAS Slovenia, Croatia and Germany in order to take stock of the current Adam Jarosiński, Secretary-General Interbranch , MEP, S&D; SPD conditions for the free movement of labour. Organisation of the Polish Trade Union OPZZ , EVP; CDU The first panel consists of trade unionists from Poland, Bulgaria, Dan Cristescu, President of the Romanian Trade Elisabeth Schroedter, MEP, FEA; Bündnis 90/ Romania and Spain as well as one representative from the DGB Union FGS-Familia Die Grünen Executive Board. Participants will discuss the effects of the new Ana María Corral, Representative of the Spanish Thomas Händel, MEP, GUE/NGL; Die Linke mobility on individual countries. This is followed by a presentation Trade Union UGT of the results from project Fair Mobility. Conclusions will be drawn Reiner Hoffmann, Executive Board of German 15:45 Uhr Closing words with regards to what reliable political regulation is needed in Trade Union Federation DGB Annelie Buntenbach, German Trade Union order to create a fairer job market in Germany. These conclusions Federation DGB form the basis for the second panel. Leading political experts from 12.00 Uhr Lunch different parties within the discuss with trade 16.00 Uhr Wind down/snacks unionists and a high-ranking representative of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs their ideas for fair regulations of the Moderation European labour market. Jacek Tyblewski, rbb Funkhaus Europa Moderation Pitt von Bebenburg, Frankfurter Rundschau