Upcoming on June 26/27: CESI Summer Days 2025 on active labour market policies

CESI Summer Days 2025
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A new Quality Jobs Roadmap: The Role of Active Labour Market Policies
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An event by the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI)
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Thursday, June 26 2025, 14.00-18.30 (followed by BBQ & live music)
Friday, June 27 2025, 9.00-13.30 (followed by lunch)
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Venue: Le Bouche à Oreille, Rue Félix Hap 11, 1040 Brussels
Moderated by Elizabeth Kuiper, European Policy Centre (EPC)

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In a rapidly changing world of work, ensuring access to quality employment remains a key challenge for policymakers, employment services, businesses, social partners, trade unions and civil society.
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As labour markets are challenged by industrial transformations, digitalisation and robotisation, green transitions, demographic shifts, and new forms of work, active labour market policies (ALMPs) have become critical tools for fostering inclusion, resilience, and sustainable growth.
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As part of CESI’s EU co-funded ‘Activer’ project, this year’s fifth edition of CESI’s Summer Days will explore the evolving role of ALMPs in shaping a new EU Quality Jobs Roadmap as announced by the European Commission.
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The event will bring together policymakers, employment agencies, social partners, civil society actors and researchers to discuss emerging labour market trends, best practices in ALMP implementation, and the role of dialogue in driving change.
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· How can ALMPs be leveraged to create sustainable and inclusive employment?

· What is the role of public and private actors in delivering effective ALMPs?

· How can trade unions and civil society contribute to shaping active labour market frameworks that leave no one behind?

· What sector-specific strategies are needed to respond to disruptions such as industrial transformation or refugee integration?

With the participation of:
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· Mario Nava, Director General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at the European Commission

· Oliver Röpke, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

· Janice Schmidt-Altmeyer, Head of European Representation Office of the German Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit)

· Carlien van Empel, Director of the ILO Office for the European Union

· Romain Wolff, President of CESI

… and many others

With experts and workshop partners from:
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·      Eurofound

·      German Federal Employment Agency (BA)

·      European Policy Centre (EPC)

·      UNI Europa

·      World Employment Confederation (WEC)

·      European Women’s Lobby (EWL)

·      European Disability Forum (EDF)

… and many others