How can public procurement secure a professional and safe work-environment? Is the current EU framework fit for purpose?
Join us in Brussels as we examine this question, drawing upon Belgium's and Norway’s commitment to securing decent working conditions through socially responsible public procurement. Key political stakeholders in Norway, Belgium and the EU will embark on a discussion about the current legal framework in Europe as well as where the potential for improvement lies.
- Agriculture, Construction & Infrastructure, Defence, Security and Safety, Education and Sports, Energy and Water, Facility & Fleet Management and Equipment, Health, ICT, Cloud and dataservices, Mobility & Transportation, Professional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice), Social Services, Tourism, Culture and Arts, Waste management
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- Brussels, Belgium
Programme
- 18 Apr 2024,
02:00 PM - 05:00 PM CESTAgendaOpening statements by
Pierre-Yves Dermagne, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Employment (tbc)
and Tore Sandvik, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Intervention by
Member of the European Parliament, Agnes Jongerius (NL, S&D, Employment Committee)
Presentation of cases from Belgian Embuild and Oslo Municipality
Panel debate with
- Research expert on responsible business conduct at KU Leuven, Boris Verbrugge
- Director Merete Clausen, DG GROW.C, European Commission
- Legal director Elke van Overwaele, Embuild (The Belgian Construction Association)
- Team leader Responsible worklife, Trine Amundsen, Oslo Municipality, Norway
Concluding remarks by Per Olav Skurdal Hopsø, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
Practical information
- Where
- Norway HouseRue Archimède 17, Brussels, Belgium
- When
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- Submitted by
- EC content
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Description
The Belgian Presidency of the Council, together with the Norwegian Mission to the EU, are organizing an event on Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP). It will take place on 18 April in Brussels.
Protecting a well-organized working life with decent working conditions for all is very important. Contracting authorities can play a key role. Together with the surveillance authorities, they can help combat work-related crime and social dumping in public procurement, for example by stipulating requirements on pay and working conditions or by making sure that limitations in the subcontracting chain are respected.
The event aims to share best practices to demonstrate in practice how public procurement can be used as an effective tool in the fight against work-related crime and social dumping. The event will gather different stakeholders, including members of government, MEPs, members of the Council Working Party on Public Procurement, public procurement experts and others.
Join us as we discover paths to a more equitable and sustainable labour landscape in Europe!