Seminar toimub Praxise seminariruumis kolmapäeval, 2. veebruaril, kell 15.00-17.00. Seminari raames teeb prof. Woolfson ettekande ning sellele järgneb diskussioon.

Ettekanne keskendub töökeskkonna ja töötingimuste arengutele Balti riikides võrreldes teiste ELi riikidega, töökeskkonna seadusandluse ja poliitikate rakendamisele Balti riikides ning arengutele Euroopa Liidu töökeskkonda pudutavas poliitikas. Seminar toimub inglise keeles.

Täiendav info ja registreerimine meiliaadressil ingrid.lepik@praxis.ee või telefonil 6 409 000.

Prof. Woolfson on EuroFaculty MarieCurie töösuhete ja töötingimustega seotud õppetooli hoidja Eestis, Lätis ja Leedus. Lisaks on ta Euroopa Töötervishoiu, Tööohutuse ja Töökeskkonna Keskuse (European Centre for Occupational Health, Safety and the Environment – ECOHSE) direktor.

Prof. Woolfson on Šotimaalt Glasgow ülikoolist, kus ta õpetamise valdkond on töösuhted. Ta on uurinud ning avaldanud mitmeid artikleid sotsiaaldialoogi, ametiühingute, töötajate osalemise ning töötervishoiu ja -ohutuse vallas.

Summary

In the first part of the seminar, available empirical data regarding labour relations and working environment indicators in the new member states are presented, with a special emphasis on the Baltic region. This evidence suggests there may be a “deteriorated” working environment in some of the new member states. In the second part of the seminar, questions of implementation of working environment legislation are raised.  It is suggested that there may be constraints facing regulatory authorities in new member states, with only limited domestic political support to take forward the task of implementation of the EU acquis in the area of occupational safety and health. Influential external agencies appear to favour differentiated standards of occupational health and safety protection in the new member states, while a number of domestic policy forums are typically ambiguous with respect to labour protection regulation. In the third part of the seminar, new developments in current European Commission strategy on occupational safety and health are examined, and policy perspectives are outlined in relation to the likely outcomes of the European Commission’s up-coming medium-term strategy review of occupational health and safety. For the Baltic states, and for Estonia in particular, European enlargement now presents a dilemma in terms of securing a safe and healthy working environment, whilst at the same time being able to maintain competitiveness in the global economy.