11:00 – 13:00
Standing Orders Committee - Auditorium 10-11-12
16:00 – 18:00
Opening ceremony - Hall A (includes cultural performances)
Welcome Address by President of LO Denmark, Lizette Risgaard
Address by by Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Address by Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen
Address by ITUC President, João Antonio Felicio
Address by ILO Director General, Guy Ryder
18:00 – 20:00
Reception offered by ITUC (Congress centre)
The Congress Credentials Committee would hold its first meeting on 2 December, and would meet as necessary during the Congress.
07.45 – 09.00
Standing Orders Committee - Auditorium 10-11-12
09:00 – 12:30
Full plenary - Hall A
Adoption of the Composition of the Credentials Committee and its first report
Adoption of the Composition of the Standing Orders Committee and its first report
Address by ITUC General Secretary, Sharan Burrow
Debate on Pillar 1 of the draft Statement: “Peace, Democracy and Rights”
14:00 – 15:00
Full plenary - Hall A
Debate and adoption of Amendments to the Constitution
15:00 – 17:30
Three parallel sub-plenaries
Future of Work - Auditorium 15
Organising - Auditorium 10-11-12
Wages and Inequality - Hall A
Future of Work - Auditorium 15
Organising - Auditorium 10-11-12
Wages and Inequality - Hall A
07.45 – 09.00
Standing Orders Committee - Auditorium 10-11-12
09:00 – 12:30
Full plenary - Hall A
Debate on Pillar 2 of the draft Statement: “Regulating Economic Power”
14:00 – 17:30
Three parallel sub-plenaries
Future of Work - Auditorium 15
Organising - Auditorium 10-11-12
Wages and Inequality - Hall A
Future of Work - Auditorium 15
Organising - Auditorium 10-11-12
Wages and Inequality - Hall A
16:00
Deadline for submission of nominees for General Council from each region
19:00 – 21:00
Reception offered by the Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS) (City Hall)
07.45 – 09.00
Standing Orders Committee - Auditorium 10-11-12
09:00 – 12:30
Full plenary - Hall A
Debate on Pillar 3 of the draft Statement “Global Shifts – Just Transitions”
Election of ITUC General Secretary
13:00
Departure for Malmö (by bus – passport required)
13:30 – 18:00
Special event in Malmö at the invitation of LO and TCO Sweden
18:00 – 20:00
Reception in Malmö offered by LO, TCO and SACO Sweden
20:00
Return to Copenhagen (by bus)
07.45 – 09.00
Standing Orders Committee - Auditorium 10-11-12
09:00 – 12:30
Full plenary - Hall A
Debate on Pillar 4 of the draft Statement “Equality”
Election of the ITUC General Council
Addresses of welcome (ETUC, TUAC and Council of Global Unions)
ITUC Finances
14:00 – 17:00
14:00 – 16:00
Sub-plenary - Auditorium 10-11-12 (Organising)
16:00 – 17:00
Standing Orders Committee - Auditorium 10-11-12
17:00 – 18:00
20th meeting of the ITUC General Council (Election of President, Deputy Presidents, Vice Presidents, Deputy General Secretaries. Proposal concerning Internal Auditors.)
09:00 – 12:30
Full plenary - Hall A
Reports from the sub-plenaries
Adoption of decisions
Ratification of the General Council decisions on the election of President, Deputy Presidents, Vice Presidents, Deputy General Secretaries
Election of Internal Auditors
Closing ceremony
In addition to the official Congress programme, a number of side events are being organised by affiliates.
Informal briefings/discussions on the following topics will also be provided as follows:
- Monday 3 December 11.00 – 12.30 The Trade Union “Take” on the SDGs
- Tuesday 4 December 11.00 – 12.00 Labour standards of the World Bank and development banks
- Tuesday 4 December 15.30 – 16.30 LGBTIQA+
- Thursday 6 December 10.00 – 12.00 Due Diligence
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