Skopje, Macedonia | December 1-2, 2011
Opening Session
Chair: Mabera Kamberi, Head of Department for Coordination and Technical Assistance to the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Macedonia
Speakers
Spiro Ristovski, Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Macedonia
Nezdet Mustafa, Minister without Portfolio, Decade National Coordinator, Macedonia
Robert Liddell, Charge d’Affaires a.i. Delegation of the European Union
Ralf Breth, Ambassador/Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje
Deirdre Boyd, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative
Suzana Zakovska IOM, Head of office
EU Funds : A Chance for an Ambitious, Inclusive Employment Policy for Roma
Chair: Nafi Saracini, Delegation of the European Union
Speakers
Armel de Kerros, DG Employment
Fabien Schaeffer, Delegation of the European Union
Elvis Ali, Delegation of the European Union
Approaches to Labor Market Inclusion
Chair: Emil Krstanovski, ILO National Coordinator
Tailored Policies and Good Practices (PPT - 240K)
Javier Saez, Representative of the Secretary General for Roma, CoE
Javier Saez, Representative of the Secretary General for Roma, CoE
Davut Oksuz, Employment expert, Turkish Employment Agency
Jens Christian Sibbersen, Head of Department, Jobcenter Copenhagen
Sinem Capar Dirioz, Planning expert, Ministry of Development, Turkey
Roma and Employment – Situation and Challenges
Chair: Vesna Dzuteska Bisheva, UNDP Assistant Resident Representative/Programme
Andrey Ivanov, UNDP expert, Regional Centre, Europe and the CIS, Bratislava,
Cristina Mihes, ILO expert
Shane Niall O’Higgins, Associate Professor, Salerno University and UNP and ILO expert on Roma and labor market issues
Roles of the Trade Unions and Employers Organization in Addressing the Employment Situation of Roma
Chair: Mirjana Aleksevska, Ministry of labor and social policy
Speakers
Zhivko Mitrevski, President of the Federation of Trade Unions in Macedonia
Mile Boshkov, President of the Business Confederation of Macedonia
Rade Nenadic, Employers Organizations
Roma Employment in Public Institutions
Chair: Ibrahim Ibrahimi, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Labor and Social Policy
Representation of Roma in Public Employment - Regional Context
Arie van Der Pas,Co-ordinator Inter-ethnic Relations, OSCE
Current Situation on Equitable Representation of Roma in Macedonia: Challenges and National Lessons Larned
Atula Kasumi, State adviser, SIOFA
Decent Work for Roma
Chair: Eben Friedman, Roma Education Fund
Rosen Asenov, World Bank, Bulgaria
Sonja Bozinovska, Labor migration specialist IOM
Alvaro Gutierrez Maestro, FSG Department of Labor, Spain
Lupco Despotovski, PSM Foundation
Exchange of Good Practices in the Sphere of Employment in the Decade Countries
Parallel Workshops
Workshop 1: state experience in implementing employment policies
Chair: Elvis Memeti,Ministry of labor and social policy
Violeta Dimitrieva, Employment Service Agency of the Republic of Macedonia
Marina Kuvezdic, Croatian Employment Service
Milan Jovanovic, Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Encouraging the Employment of Roma in the Republic of Serbia (PPT - 2.5M)
Milena Prica, Ministry of Economy and Regional Development, Serbia
Milena Prica, Ministry of Economy and Regional Development, Serbia
Mimoza Hasani, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Albania
Petar Atanasov, National Council for Cooperation of Ethnic and Integration Issues, Bulgaria
Martin Luciano, Ministry of Employment and Immigration, Spain
Anita Cristea – MLFSP, Romania
Dan Zenda, National Agency for Roma, Romania
Dan Zenda, National Agency for Roma, Romania
Attila Sztojka, Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, State Secretariat for Social Inclusion, Hungary
Workshop II: experience of NGO’s in implemententing project for employment
Chair: Ferdi Ismaili,NGO Sonce
Debelac Belmin, Roma Youth Initiative “Be My Friend,” Bosnia and Herzegovina
Osman Balic, Network for Decade of Roma in Serbia
Dusko Kostic, Association of Roma Friendship Luna
Merdan Muslievski, NGO Drom
Conclusions and Closure