Closing Conference of the Pilot Project for the Promotion of Social Dialogue in the Southern

Mediterranean Neighborhood - SOLiD

March 14th , 2019

EESC’s Headquarters - Brussels

AGENDA

09.00 - 09.30 Registration

9.30 - 11.00

Opening Session

Welcome Address : Mrs Jihen BOUTIBA, General Secretary – BUSINESSMED

Video SOLiD (1st Presentation)

Mr Luca JAHIER, President - European Economic & Social Committee

(EESC)

Mr Mamadou DIALLO, Deputy Secretary General - International Trade

Union Confederation (ITUC)

Ms Henrike TRAUTMANN, Head of Unit - General Direction of

Neighborhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR)

Mrs Nathalie CRESTE, Advisor - DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

(DG EMPLOY)

Mr Rachid MAANINOU, Deputy General Secretary for Development and

Employment - Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)

Mrs Saida NEGHZA, President – BUSINESSMED

Mr Youcef GHELLAB, Head of the Social Dialogue and Tripartism Unit -

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Mr Zied ABDEL SAMAD, Executive Director - Arab NGO Network for

Development (ANND)

H.E Mohamed TRABELSI, Minister of Social Affairs – Tunisia

H.E. Mohamed YATIM, Minister of Employment and Professional

Insertion – Morocco

Concluding Remarks: Mr Mustapha TLILI, Executive Secretary - Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) & SOLiD Project Director

Group Photo

11.00 - 11.15 Coffee Break - Networking

11.15 - 11.45

Employers’ Session

Mr Peter HALL, Adviser on Human Rights & Responsible Business Conduct -

International Organisation of Employers (IOE)

Mr Maxime CERUTTI, Director of Social Affairs Department - BusinessEurope

Mr Sami SILINI, Director of Social Affairs - Union Tunisienne d’Industrie, du

Commerce et de l’Artisanat (UTICA)

Mr Mohamed TOUZANI, Project Officer of the Commission of Social Affairs -

Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM)

Moderator: Mr Tony ZAHRA, Member of Employers’ Group - European Economic & Social Committee (EESC)

Discussion

11.45 - 12.30

Trade Union’s Session

Mr Patrick ITSCHERT, Special Advisor - European Trade Union

Confederation (ETUC)

Mr Ali ALHADID, President - General Union of Electric Workers in Jordan

Mr Enaam MAYARAH, General Secretary - Union Générale des Travailleurs

du Maroc (UGTM)

Mrs Nadia SOUBAT, Board Member - Confédération Démocratique du

Travail (CDT)

Mr Giuseppe Farina, President - Instituto Sindacale per La Cooperazione

allo Sviluppo (ISCOS)

Moderator : Jamal RHMANI, Trade Unionist and Former Minister of Labour and Vocational Training - Morocco

Discussion

12.30 - 12.45 Coffee Break

12.45 - 13.15

Civil Society Session

Mr Sergio BASSOLI, Vice President - SOLIDAR Mrs Amneh AL ZU’UBI, President - Jordanian Women’s Union Mr Chokri ELFIDHA, President - Tunisia+ Mrs Neila ZOGHLAMI, General Secretary - Association Tunisienne des

Femmes Démocrates Mr Ahmed MEKSI, Board Member - Espace Associatif

Moderator : Mr Zied ABDEL SAMAD, Executive Director - Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) Discussion

13.15 - 13.30 Video on SOLiD Results

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch

14.30 - 15.00

Experts Discussion on SOLiD Charter

Mr Paul WINDEY, President - Conseil National du Travail (CNT Belge) Mrs Nadia SOUBAT, Board Member - Confédération Démocratique du

Travail (CDT)

Mr Sami SILINI, Director of Social Affairs - Union Tunisienne d’Industrie, du Commerce et de l’Artisanat (UTICA)

Mr Jean LAPEYRE, SOLiD Evaluator

Moderator: Mr Mustapha TLILI, Executive Secretary - Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) & SOLiD Project Director Discussion

15. 00 - 15.15 Final Video – Overview on SOLiD project

15.15 - 15.30

Closing Remarks

Mr Mustapha TLILI, Executive Secretary - Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) & SOLiD Project Director

15.30 Group Photo – Partners’ Signing