Labour/Management Programme (LMP), 2007

Formal relations between the OECD and representatives of trade unions and of business and industry in Member countries are conducted through two organisations officially recognised by the OECD Council. These are the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) and the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC). In addition to various forms of policy discussion throughout the year, arrangements provide for meetings at the technical level, which do not engage the responsibility of the organisations. Such meetings are held either in the form of ad hoc discussions with the Secretariat, or under the Labour/Management Programme in the form of meetings devoted to specific themes.

After meetings held under the Programme, a rapporteur draws up a report of the discussion on his own responsibility, for distribution to the social partners and to the relevant OECD Committees. The opinions expressed in such reports are those of the rapporteur, except where they are specifically attributed to individual participants, and do not necessarily reflect the views of other participants or of the OECD.

• 21 November 2007, Meeting of Management and OECD Experts on ICT in Health Care

The meeting took place back-to-back with the meeting of the OECD Health Committee facilitating the participation of member countries. The objective of the meeting was to provide a business and industry perspective on topics of relevance to the OECD project and to provide a platform to engage in constructive dialogue to increase the understanding of both the success and failure factors of the introduction of ICT in health care. Light was shed on specific challenges the industry faces in the design and implementation of ICT projects and present practical experiences from which lessons could be learnt.

Presentations available:

What ICT can deliver for Patients, Nicola Bedlington, European Patents' Forum
What can ICT deliver? Roland Lemye, Association Belge des Syndicats Médicaux
ICT in Health Care, Stan Snowball, Europe, Middle East & Africa, MSD (Europe) Inc.
Financing healthcare IT systems, Elaine Ingebritson, GE Healthcare Financial Services
How to Introduce IT at Regional or National Levels, Charles Parisot, GE Healthcare
Healthcare and Life Sciences, Jean-François Penciolelli, Connected Health
eHealth as an Infrastructure Service, Berthold Sterzl, T-Systems Business Services, eHealth Business Development
Challenges to Implementation: Lessons Learned, Mike Bainbridge, National Heatlh Service, England
ICT in Healthcare, Debbie Brockbank, NHS Shared Business Services
Fully Integrated Hospital Solutions, Thierry Mitouard, McKesson
Better breathing: ICT as a tool to assist in better healthcare, Claus Duedal Pedersen, MedCom
Enabling Innovation: factors and challenges, Mourad Ameziane, Accenture
Innovative business and reimbursement models – enabling care transformation of care across the complete cycle, Karl-Jürgen Schmitt, Siemens Medical Solutions
ICT in health care: Challenges to innovation, Graham Vickery, OECD
Transforming Health: Challenges and opportunities, Petra Wilson, Cisco
Closing session, Elettra Ronchi, OECD

• 12 November 2007, Meeting of Trade Union and OECD Experts on Financialisation of the Economy: Regulating Private Equity

The purpose of the meeting on the 12 November was to take stock of private equity regulatory issues that have surfaced in the past six months in key OECD countries and, from there to develop the trade union analysis and strategies on private equity in the coming year 2008. The meeting brought together TUAC affiliates and Global Unions partners with key parliamentary representatives who had been closely involved in private equity in recent months, as well as with OECD officials and academic experts.

• 17 October 2007, Meeting of Trade Union and OECD Experts on Fair Labour Migration – From Vision to Reality

The meeting examined past and current migration flows, its key drivers, its impact on sending and receiving countries, in particular upon labour markets and national systems of industrial relations in receiving countries. Moreover, the challenges as well as future perspectives of migration policies were discussed. The meeting aimed to increase awareness of the challenges and opportunities migration represents for OECD economies and raised some of the issues of greatest concern to labour unions. It provided a forum for discussion on the labour union perspectives of this issue.

 

Presentations available:

Migration Trends and Challenges for OECD countries J.P. Garson, OECD

Migration in OECD Countries: Labour Market Impact and Integration Issues Orsetta Causa, OECD

International Migration: What gains for developing-country workers? J. Dayton Johnson, OECD

Policies to manage (lesser skilled) migration  G. Lemaitre, OECD

• 12 Febuary 2007, Meeting of Trade Union and OECD Experts on Building the Right Regulatory Environment for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure - the Role of the OECD

The meeting took stock of current trends for non-financial disclosure and the possible future role of the OECD in this field.  The discussion allowed for dialogue between TUAC representatives, OECD Secretariat and outside experts of international organisations including the GRI. The meeting addressed the following issues: