12.05.2015
Discussion session „A Deaf individual in the EU Labor Market”
Day 1. 14 May 2015
Workshop „Employment and the Freedom of Movement”
Venue: Elizabetes street 55, Riga, Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija
Working languages: International Sign
Moderator: Dr. Markku Jokinen, President of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD)
13.00 - 14.00 Arrival of participants, registration, informal discussions within interest groups
14.00 - 15.30 Workshop „Employment and the Freedom of Movement” – problematic aspects
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 - 17.00 Workshop „Employment and the Freedom of Movement” – problematic aspects
Day 2. 15 May 2015
Seminar „Employment of the Deaf in Future. Approaches, Actions, Steps”
Venue: Elizabetes street 55, Riga, Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija
Working languages: Latvian Sign Language, International Sign, English (spoken) and Latvian (spoken)
Moto of the seminar: A Deaf Individual in the EU Labour Market – Equal Rights on Employment in Europe
08.30 - 9.00 Arrival of participants, registration
09.00 - 9.30 Opening of the seminar
Mr Edgars Vorslovs, President of the Latvian Association of the Deaf
Ms Aija Barča, member of the Saeima, Chair of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee in the Saeima (Parliament)
Mr Uldis Augulis, Minister of Welfare
9.30 - 10.00 Address by members of the European Parliament
Mr Ádám Kósa and Ms Helga Stevens, members of the European Parliament, Co-Presidents of the Disability Intergroup
10.00 - 10.30 Inclusive Employment for Persons with Disabilities
Ms Aija Barča, member of the Saeima, Chair of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee in the Saeima (Parliament)
10.30 - 11.00 Employment of Persons with Disabilities through Inclusion
Ms Tania Tsiora,
European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. Unit: Rights of Persons with Disabilities, policy assistant
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 12.00 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Mr Colin Allen, President of the World Federation of the Deaf
12.00 - 12.30 Experience in the Activities of Integration of the Deaf Unemployed into the Labour Market in Latvia
Ms Solveiga Kabaka, Head of Unit for Employment Measures of the State Employment Agency of Latvia
12.30 - 13.00 Flexicurity and Protection of People with Disabilities in the Labour Market
Ms Gunta Anča, Vice-president of the European Disability Forum (EDF), President of the Latvian Umbrella Body for Disability organizations SUSTENTO
13.00 - 13.30 Discussion, morning questions and answers session
13.30 - 15.00 Lunch
13.30 - 14.00 Press conference
15.00 - 15.30 Employment Opportunities for Deaf Youths in Latvia
Mr Ivars Kalniņš, Board Member of the Latvian Association of the Deaf
15.30 - 16.00 Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Employment
Mr Mark Wheatley, Executive Director of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD)
Ms Petra Söderqvist, Policy Officer of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD)
16.00 - 16.30 Discussion, afternoon questions and answers session
16.30 - 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 - 17.30 Discussion, afternoon questions and answers session
17.30 - 18.00 Summary and conclusion
Dr. Markku Jokinen, President of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD)
Mr Edgars Vorslovs, President of the Latvian Association of the Deaf
18.00 Close of the seminar
Day 3. 16 May 2015
Discussion session „Employment of the Deaf in Future. Approaches, Actions, Steps”
Working languages: Latvian Sign Language
10.00 - 12.00 Morning session
Individual, meetings of working groups, e-session, counselling
Venue: individual arrival (Elvīras street 19, Riga; Kandava street 27, Riga)
Free time
Evening session moderator: Mr Edgars Vorslovs, President of the Latvian Association of the Deaf16:00 - 18:00 Arrival of evening session participants, registration, informal discussions (Kandava street 27, Riga), coffee break
18:00 -19:00 Evening session, Part 1 – presentations by competence groups, the free microphone, proposals
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner, performances by amateur groups of the Latvian Association of the Deaf
20:00 - 21:30 Evening session, Part 2 - conclusions, a draft resolution
21:30 - 22:00 Coffee break, conclusion
The project “Active for the Future” of the society Latvian Association of the Deaf, agreement identification No 2014.LV/PR/12/11, is implemented in the framework of Latvian State budget funded programme, “Support for Public Participation in Implementing the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union”.
