Workshop What emergency social measures for a successful transition in Tunisia? Reflections from international experiences June 14, 2011 – Concorde Hotel 06:00 – 06:45 Pm
Workshop registration, document delivery
06:45 – 07:15 Pm
Opening speeches (CMI, MFPE), presentation of speakers, experts and donors representative
07:15 Pm
Cocktail buffet
June 15, 2011 – Concorde Hotel 08:30 - 09:00 Am
Installation of the participants and moderator speech
09:00 - 09:45 Am
Tunisian introduction about the context and presentation of current programs in Tunisia (success and challenges)
09:45 - 11:45 Am
Session 1 : National, regional and local experiments of young orientation and insertion on the labour market Argentine experiment, Alfredo Lazarte, BIT. French experiment, Lionel Urdy, École de la Deuxième Chance.
11:15 – 11:30 Am
Coffee break
11:30 - 01:00 Pm
Session 2 : Employment policies in a transition context Lessons of the international experiments of "public works" in Argentina, Korea and Colombia, Polly Jones, World Bank. Main innovations in “public works” projects, and evaluation of these programs in Yemen, in Morocco and in Egypt: Marc Van Imschoot, BIT
01:00 – 02:15 Pm
Lunch
02:15 - 03:30 Pm
Session 3 : Social redistribution policies based on assurance and solidarity mechanism French experiences of activation of passive spending in the context of engagement of two parties: return to work incentive schemes: Nathalie Sipres, Pôle Emploi Experiences of social transfers conditioned to employability or local economic development mechanisms: Ludovic Subran, World Bank
03:30 – 04:45 Pm
Session 4 : Land settlement policies allowing solidarity between regions Decentralization of employment policies, related to the economic actors and regions, Luca Fedi, BIT Mechanism of financial transfers between regions (FEDER, FSE) Vincent Le Dolley (to be confirmed) introducted by Robert Feige, EIB
04:45 – 05:00 Pm
Coffee break
05:00 - 06 :00 Pm
General debate about the relevancy of instruments presented in the Tunisian case
06:00 Pm
Closing speech
June 16, 2011 – European Union Delegation in Tunisia 08:30 - 05:00 Pm
Technical meeting in ministries
05:00 – 06:00 Pm
Output meeting between the donor partners and international experts (Berges du Lac II)