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The Institute for Labour Studies (OSA) and the Flexicurity Research
Programme at Tilburg University are pleased to invite you to the
international conference:
Innovating Labour Market Policies: Transitional Labour Markets and
Flexicurity
to be held in Amsterdam, 30 November and 1 December 2006
www.tilburguniversity.nl/flexicurity/ILP
Labour market policies are imperative to the further preservation and
development of our welfare states. However it is clear that current labour
market policies are not capable of dealing adequately with the challenges
resulting from two major trends: the internationalisation of the economy
and the diversification of society. Europe is confronted with a double
bind. On the one hand there is an urgent need, for the sake of
competitiveness, to enhance the adaptability and flexibility of
organisations, business processes and institutions, while on the other hand
social cohesion appears to be at risk as large groups are being socially
and economically excluded.
We are therefore in need of policies that can increase both participation
and productivity, as well as flexibility and security. To date the strategy
of transitional labour markets and the flexicurity approach seem the best
candidates for innovating and reinventing labour market policies. The
Institute for Labour Studies (OSA) and the Flexicurity Research Programme
have intensively scrutinized, both empirically and theoretically, these
approaches over the past years. This conference is organised to present the
main findings and to discuss them with academic colleagues and policy
makers in the field.
The discussions will be held in plenary meetings and several thematic
workshop sessions. Contributions to these sessions are welcome, and
suggestions for papers can be made to the session coordinators.
For more information about the conference, the call for papers and
registration, please view the attachment, and visit the conference's
website
www.tilburguniversity.nl/flexicurity/ILP
We hope to see you in Amsterdam.
With best wishes,
Peter Ester,
Director of OSA/The Institute for Labour Studies, Tilburg, the Netherlands
Ton Wilthagen,
Director of the Flexicurity Research Programme, Tilburg University, the
Netherlands
P.s. We apologize for cross-posting.
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