Dear Sir or Madam,

­We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming panel discussion, "Arab Trade Unions. Between Democratic Deficiency and the Need for Reform", co-organized by the Institute for International Political Economy (IPE) at the Berlin School of Economic and Law (HWR).

­The discussion will examine the current challenges facing trade unions in the Arab world and situate these developments within a broader international context, drawing lessons relevant to trade union movements globally.

Program:

3:40 pm: Registration

4:00 - 6:00 pm: Panel discussion

Speakers

• Mohamad Trabelsi, former Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, Tunisia, and an ILO senior specialist of workers' activities for the region Northern Africa.

Comments by

• Reiner Hoffmann, former president of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) and Vice President of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)

Moderator

• Robin Frisch, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Algeria

Chair

• Martina Sproll, Institute for International Political Economy (IPE), Berlin

The discussion will be held in English with French translation.
Please register via this link.

We look forward to welcoming you on April 23rd.
 
Anja Freudenreich
Middle East/North Africa Department, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Berlin

If you have any questions regarding the accessibility of the event, please contact the FES staff member responsible for the organisation before the event.

Contact:

Patricia Reindl, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Tel.: 030 26935-7437

Email: patricia.reindl@fes.de