Policy Forum : Acting against Ethnic

Discrimination on the Labour Market

Presentation for the Open Days

European Platform on Overcoming Ethnic

Discrimination•Launched in

•Lead Member State: France

•Partner Member States: Germany & Sweden

•Aim: highlighting new ways for different key actors to tackle ethnic discrimination by usingexperiences developed in Equal projects

European Platform: PRS•5 Peer Review Seminars (PRS) targeting different key actors:

• Employment & training intermediaries• Social partners• NGOs• Employers• Local and regional actors

• Each PRS: 10-15 Equal DPs from across EU• Results : summaries + recommendations• Implementation : February to May 2007

European Platform: Policy ForumFinal event : Policy Forum

•Aims:• Present lessons, conclusions & recommendations from the PRS• Discuss and test them with key decision-makers from across the EU• Explore ways of mainstreaming successful experiences from EQUAL

Policy Forum: Practical Details•Venue : Paris, Maison de la Mutualité

•Dates : 22nd & 23rd November 2007

•300 participants: 50% French, 50% EU

Interactive fora: Methodology•Preparatory document for each forum : challenges, recommendations, successful experiences from EQUAL (based on PRS)

•Forum:

– Presentation of challenges & recommendations in preparatory document (facilitator)

– Key experiences from EQUAL (1 to 3 DPs)

– Discussion with Key Actors & participants

– Decision on validation/rejection/modification of recommendations

Policy Forum: Features•Project exhibition

•Opening plenary session

•6 highly interactive fora : 5 peer groups + media

•Final round table: high-level decision-makers

•Cultural evening

Policy Forum : Participants•Selected EQUAL DPs (PRS + French NTN)•Peer group key actors (intermediaries, trade unions, NGOs, firms, loc/reg actrs)•High-level decision/policy makers (nat + EU)•Delegations from each Member State•Press representatives•Other invited participants

For further information :

Htpp://www.equal-europlatform.eu

Contact :

Info@europlatform.eu

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