In this webinar organised by ILO, ETUC and La Strada International, the organisers aim to gather the respective perspectives and experiences of relevant actors at the international, European, and selected national levels, NGOs, employers’ and workers’ organisations on the challenges persons fleeing Ukraine face in finding decent work. Questions they seek to answer are:
- What are barriers to finding decent work, including obstacles related to the implementation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive and access to the labour market?
- Which sectors do persons fleeing Ukraine find work in?
- What measures have been taken to ensure that they have access to decent work?
- What are success stories? What are elements that contributed to this success?
- Are there indications of labour exploitation and how could abuse best be prevented?
Draft agenda
9:30 Opening and Welcome
- Ms Lieve Verboven, Director, ILO Office for the EU and the Benelux countries
- Ms Suzanne Hoff, International Coordinator, La Strada International
9:40-11:00 Panel 1: Perspectives and experiences from the international and European level
- Mr Igor Degnera, Acting Interim Head of the Ukrainian Labour Inspection (SLS – State Labour Service) (tbc)
- Mr Pedro Assures Rodrigues, Head of the Enforcement and Analysis Unit, European Labour Authority
- Mr Xavi Gomila, Global Public Affairs Manager, World Employment Federation
- Ms Mercedes Miletti, Advisor of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Moderator: Ms Lieve Verboven, Director, ILO Office for the EU and the Benelux countries
11:15-12:45 Panel 2: Perspectives and experiences from the national contexts
- Mr Bart Stalpaert, Director, Sociale Inlichtingen en Opsporingsdienst (SIOD) (tbc)
- Mr Vasyl Andreyev, Vice Chair, Federation of Trade Unions in Ukraine, President of the Construction and Building Materials Workers Union of Ukraine (PROFBUD)
- Mr Benjamin Cope, Researcher, Foundation Nasz Wybor
- Mr Zsolt Dudas, Project Manager in Ukraine, International Labour Organization
Moderator: Suzanne Hoff, International Coordinator, La Strada International
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