British-German Trade Union Forum

The British-German Trade Union Forum is an annual conference series which alternates between Germany and Britain. It brings together each year about 30 participants - drawn equally from the two countries, and comprising a mix of trade union officers and policy specialists and representatives of the wider policy community – for a day and a half of intensive discussion and exchange on issues of common concern. It is supported by the Anglo-German Foundation, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Hans Boeckler Foundation, and has benefited from the close involvement of the Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund and the Trades Union Congress.

Conferences to date have addressed the following themes:

• 2002: Flexicurity - Employability and Security in a Flexible Global Labour Market
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• 2004: New Members, New Structures
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• 2005: Towards a Europeanisation of Industrial Relations
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• 2006: Making Bad Jobs Better Jobs: The low paid sector in Germany and the UK
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• 2007: Work-Life Balance