'The Gender Perspective as a Means to Improving Occupational Health'
Invitation to the European Seminar
12 to 14 October 2015 at the Hotel Klimetica, Ohrid, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Conference languages
Macedonian / German / English (plus French or Portuguese according to demand)
Program
Monday, 12 October 2015
1000 - 1100 hrs Registration and coffee
1100 hrs Informal welcome by the moderator and by representatives of the host organization
1115 hrs Welcoming address: Imre Palkovics, President of MOSZ (Hungary) and Member of the EZA Council
1130 hrs Overview of the integrated project on “Occupational Health and Safety“
António Brandão Guedes, C.F.T.L. (Portugal), Project Coordinator
1200 hrs Lunch break (light meal)
1330 hrs Keynote presentation
Michael Gümbel, Coordinator of the network “The Gender Perspective in Work and Health“
1530 hrs Coffee break
1600 hrs Discussion of the keynote presentation
1800 hrs Dinner
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
0800 hrs Breakfast
0900 - 0930 hrs Working groups men / women with different questions
0930 – 1030 hrs Role stereotypes in the field of “Healthy Work“
Kick-off presentation about psychological and sociological aspects – followed by: discussion TBA
1030 hrs Coffee break
1100 – 1230 hrs Male / female behaviour patterns in the field of occupational health
Kick-off presentation followed by a discussion and a Q&A session with questions from the working groups
Prof. Priv. Doz. Dr. Michael Bach, Medical and Business Director of Pro-Mente APR, Salzburg (Austria)
1230 hrs Lunch
1400 hrs Gender Aspects in the Work of Macedonian Trade Unions
Slobodan Antovski, President of the Association of Independent Trade Unions in Macedonia (UNASM)
1430 hrs Gender Aspects in the Work of Belgian Trade Unions
A report about the study conducted by the Catholic University at Leuven (Belgium)
Patricia Biard, (CSC, Eastern Belgium) – TBC
1500 hrs Coffee and cake
1530 hrs Gender aspects in the Work of the German NGG (trade union for workers in the food, catering and beverage industries)
Peter Mogga, Chief Executive and Secretary of the NGG- Region Aachen
1600 hrs Gender Aspects in the Work of Hungarian Trade Unions
Imre Palkovics, President of MOSZ
1630 hrs Panel discussion with the speakers of the day
Introduction: Helga Jungheim, Personality Coach and trade union secretary (ver.di), district of Aachen / Düren / Erft
1800 hrs City tour of Ohrid and light meal in a restaurant
followed by: free time
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
0800 hrs Breakfast
0900 hrs Kick-off presentation: “A European Hippopotamus“
Rebecca Peters, CSC East Belgium
0930 hrs Establishment of working groups for the following topics:
The Creative Development of Strategies and Recommendations for Action by Works Councils, Trade Unions and Politicians
Introduction: Milan Petkovski – European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), Skopje – TBC
1030 hrs Coffee break
1100 hrs Summary of the results to provide the foundation for the compilation of a publication with concrete examples and recommendations
1130 hrs Reflection, evaluation and informal exchanges
1200 hrs Light lunch
1230 hrs Departure