GLU
14 – 18 December 2009,
Campinas, Brazil
Program
DATE: Sunday, December 13 (arrival) Friday - December 18 (departure) 2009
Conference Venue: Fundação Economia de Campinas (FECAMP)
R. Abílio Vilela Junqueira, 9 - Chácara Santa Margarida, Campinas - SP, 13085-420, Brazil
Sunday, 13 December 2009:
14:00 Registration
14:45 Welcoming remarks:
15:00 – 20:00 Barbecue
Prof Mariano Laplane (Economics Institute (IE) / University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
Prof Anselmo dos Santos (Center for Labour Economics and Trade Unionism (CESIT)/IE)
Mr Aparecido Donizeti da Silva (Central Única dos trabalhadores (CUT) / Social
Observatory Institute (IOS))
Monday, 14 December 2009:
09:30 – 10:00
Opening Remarks:
Representative Member of IE (Director): Prof Mariano Laplane
Representative Member of CESIT: Prof Paulo Baltar
Representative Member of Kassel University, Germany: Mr Harald Kroeck (Coordinator)
Representative Member of CUT/IOS: Mr Aparecido Donizeti da Silva (CUT/IOS)
Roundtables: Each presentation should last 30 minutes, followed by 30m of discussion with the plenary Students and Alumni are strongly encouraged to contribute.
10:00 – 12:30
Economic development, labor and decent work
Chairperson: Anselmo Santos (CESIT/IE/UNICAMP)
Speakers:
Prof Maria Alejandra Carporali Madi (CESIT/IE/UNICAMP)
Mr Dierk Hirschel - (Chief Economist of The Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB), Germany)
Prof Paulo Baltar (CESIT/IE/Unicamp)
Prof Waldir Quadros (CESIT/IE/Unicamp)
12:30 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 16:30
‘Decent Work’ in Brazil – Social Partners’ views
Chairperson: Prof José Dari Krein (CESIT/IE/UNICAMP)
Speakers:
Ms Lais Abramo (International Labour Organisation – (ILO/OIT) Brazil)
Mr José Celestino (Education Secretary of CUT)
Mr Mário Barbosa (Brazilian Labor Ministry)
Prof Walter Barelli (Former Labor Minister - CESIT/ IE/UNICAMP)
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:30 – 19:30 Slide show and debate with Angela Araujo (Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences
IFCH/UNICAMP)
20:00 – 21:30 Dinner
Tuesday, 15 December 2009:
09:30 - 12:00
How well does ‘Decent Work’ fit the Latin America Reality?
Chairperson: Prof Adriana Nunes (IE/UNICAMP)
Speakers:
Prof Carlos Salas (Guest Professor from Mexico – Colegio de Tlaxcala)
Prof Anselmo Santos (CESIT/IE/ UNICAMP)
Prof Kjeld Jakobsen (IOS)
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 17:00 (15:00 – 15:30 coffee break)
Dimensions of Decent Work: Job Opportunities; Working Conditions; Labor Income; Social Protection;
Social Dialogue; Equity and Fundamental Rights.
Chairperson: Prof Denis Maracci Gimenez (CESIT/IE/UNICAMP)
Speakers:
Prof Christoph Scherrer (Kassel University, Germany)
Ms Claudia Meyer (Social Welfare Office, German Foreign Office - Brasilia)
Prof José Dari Krein (CESIT/IE/UNICAMP)
Mr Felipe Saboya (IOS)
Mr Fabio Lins (CUT)
19:00 – 20:30 Dinner
20:30 – 22:30 Cultural event – Samba Class!!!
Wednesday, 16 December 2009:
Two sessions:
Labor and Capitalism in Post-industrial society: from Decent Work to Decent Jobs?
09:30 – 12:00
Chairperson: Prof Christoph Scherrer (Kassel University, Germany)
Speaker:
Prof Alessandro Ortuso (FACAMP, GLU Brazil)
Prof Davi Antunes (FACAMP, GLU Brazil)
Mr Lars Stubbe (Kassel University, Germany)
Prof Maria Cristina Cacciamali (Deaprtment of Economics and Administration (FEA)/ University of São
Paulo (USP))
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
Continuation
13:30 – 16:30
Prof Marcelo Proni (CESIT/IE/UNICAMP)
Prof Ricardo Antunes (IFCH/UNICAMP)
Prof Alexandre Barbosa (USP)
Prof José Ricardo Barbosa Gonçalves (CESIT/IE/UNICAMP)
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 Movie Session: Migration - debate with Prof Francisco Alves (UFSCAR)
20:00 – 21:30 Dinner
Thursday, 17 December 2009:
09:30 – 12:00
Alumni and Current students’ presentation on “Decent work in Your Country” 10 min each
Chairperson: Prof Daniel Hofling (Faculdade de Campinas (FACAMP), GLU Brazil) and Prof Alessandro Ortuso
(FACAMP, GLU Brazil)
Speakers:
GLU current students
Mr Cesar Costa de Araujo (GLU Alumnus, Brasília) “Minimum Wages as a tool to promote Decent Work” /
“Mega Sports Events and Decent Work: Lesson to Brazil's Games in 2014 and 2016” tbc
Ms Juçara Portilho Lins (GLU Alumnus, Rio)
Ms Sarah Schmelzer (PhD Student) - privatization and decent work in Argentina and Brazil.
Ms Luciana Hachmann (GLU Alumnus) - “The impact of Political Parties and TU in advancing DW agenda
in Trade Policy.”
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
Workplace Visit – Visit to a worker-run occupied factory (FLASCÔ)
13:30 – 14:00 Short presentation regarding the visit – Mr. Alexandre Mandl
14:00 Departure for the visit
17:00 Questions and Discussion
20:00 – 21:30 Dinner
Friday, 18 December 2009:
Chairperson: Prof Mariano Laplane (IE/UNICAMP)
09:30 Feedback session: Prof Anselmo Santos (CESIT/IE/ UNICAMP)
10:30 Perspectives and further activities: Prof Christoph Scherrer (Kassel University)
11:00 Check out and Farewell Lunch in a restaurant in Campinas (tbd).
We thank the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and the ILO - The Bureau for Workers’ Activities - for their
financial support.