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Documentation – European Labour Law conference – 17 October 2015 – Madrid – UNDER PRESSURE OF THE TROIKA – THE IMPACT ON COLLECTIVE LABOUR RIGHTS IN SOUTHERN EUROPE AND IRELAND

Content – Available Speeches and cv of the speakers

  1. 1.       Welcome speeches, each 10 min.
  • Manuela Carmena, Mayor of Madrid (invited)
  • Mauricio Valiente Ots 3th mayor of Madrid
  • Javier COUSO PERMUY, GUE/NGL, member of the European Parliament

Introduction, 15 min.:

  1. Dr.  Aristea Koukiadaki (Senior Lecturer in Employment Law, School of Law), Manchester

Aristea Koukiadaki – abstract und CV, Aristea Koukiadaki – slides

3.1 Countries under pressure I, reports, each 15 min.,

  • Spain, Professor Antonio Baylos Grau (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha), La Mancha

Antonio Baylos Grau – outline of speech

  • Italy, Professor Antonio Loffredo (Universita degli Studi di Siena), Siena

Antonio Loffredo – speech, Antonio Loffredo – CV

3.2    Countries under pressure, II reports, each 15 min.,

  • Portugal, Professor Jose J. Abrantes (Universidade  Nova de Lisboa), Lisbon

José J. Abrantes – slides, José J. Abrantes – Short biography

  • Greece, Alexandros Nikolouzos, lawyer, Athens

Alexandros Nikolaouzos – speech, Alexandros Nikolouzos – biography

  • Ireland, Esther Lynch (ICTU, Legal & Social Affairs Officer), Dublin

Esther Lynch – cv

3.3 Other country reports, each 10 min.

  • France, Jean Luc Wabant, (avocat,président de la commission sociale du SAF, ancien syndicaliste dirigeant de la CFDT BANQUE), Lille

Jean Luc Wabant – speech

  • England, John Hendy Q.C., barrister, London

Keith Ewing, John Hendy QC, Kill the Bill – article

  • Belgium, Leila Lahssaini, lawyer, Progress Lawyers Network, Antwerp/Brussels
  • Germany, Dr. Detlef Hensche, lawyer, President of IG Druck und Papier (printers union) for many years, Berlin

Detlef Hensche – Entwicklung des kollektiven Arbeisrechts, Detlef Hensche – Biographie

  • Sweden, Anne Alfredson, Legal Counsel for unions members of LO and TCO in Sweden, Stockholm

Anne Alfredson – speech – abstract – cv

4. Plenary session:

Introduction by (each 15 min.)

  • Professor Tonia Novitz (University of Bristol Law School) Bristol and

TONIA NOVITZ – speech, Tonia Novitz – slides, Tonia Novitz – CV

  • Jeffrey Vogt (Director of the Legal Unit, ITUC) Brussels

Jeff Vogt – slides – From Collective Bargaining to Collective Begging

followed by panel discussion together with

  • Dr.  Aristea Koukiadaki (Senior Lecturer in Employment Law, School of Law) Manchester
  • Raul Maillo, labour lawyer, Valencià
  • Alexandros Nikolouzos, lawyer, Athens
  • Professor Antonio Loffredo (Universita degli Studi di Siena), Siena

Chair: John Hendy Q.C. , barrister, London

17h30 Conclusions