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«Financialisation of enterprises and social dialogue»
This study was financed by the Agence d’objectifs of IRES (French institute for economic and social research.

« Fundamental human rigths at work ininternational trade. Operational routes - The role that can be played by the WTO, 2008»
« Economic and social expertise for workers representatives : vitamin for social dialogue in companies»
An experiment in four European countries : Belgium, Spain, Hungary and Poland.
Syndex, in partnership with Solidarnosc, the comisiones obreras the MSZOSZ and the AVC-CSC.
With the financial support of European Community. Syndex 2007-2008.
« Impact on employment of climate change and CO2 emission reduction measures in the EU-25 to 2030»
2005-2006.
« European Industries shaken up by industrial growth in China: What regulations are required for a sustainable economy ? »
2005-2006.
«Relocations and transnational collective negotiation»
2005-2006.
« New Caledonia Nickel 2010 : a new era »
Survey-action asked for by the USOENC, supported by the New Caledonian government and by the French ministry of Overseas territories, in partnership with the ETUC, the CFDT, the FIOM and with the support of the nickel producers present on the territory, to anticipate the issues set out by the future industrial development, through the construction of two more metallurgy factories ; three main dimensions  in the survey : the forecast economy dimension, the social dimension and an environmental dimension.
July 7th-8th 2005.
« The role of European works councils in economic, financial and social changes of transnational groups of undertakings »
Study asked for by the ETUC in the context of the 10th anniversary of the European directive on European works councils, to go along with the construction of the European social dialogue, by learning from the implementation of good practices concerning information and consultation processes, in « current » situations as well as in « exceptional » circumstances (mergers-acquisitions, evolution of working hours management).
Methodology, June 11th 2005.
« Information, consultation and participation of company representatives in terms of professional equality between women and men »
ETUC, CFDT, DGB and the European Commission, in five countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Czech republic), on the following issues : European community law, how it exists in national laws, the role of social partners, the follow-up processes in the five selected countries, practices inside companies and including proposals to improve information, consultation and participation of company representatives on this issue,
March 8th 2005.

« The impacts of REACH on foreign commercial policy, on innovation and on R & D »
Concerning REACH project (Project for a European legislation on the registration of chemical substances), which will be implemented directly in the 25 member states. It also concerns the users of chemical products, including imported products.
2005.

« Italian and French EWCs in the perspective of the European union enlargement - The case of French EWCs  ».
Contribution to a project led by the Italian IRES on the research on Italian and French companies not having an EWC, which areconcerned by the directive 94/45 or will be after the enlargement of the European Union. Deep work on all subsidiaries of French companies having staff (at least 150 people) in one or several of the 10 countries that have joined the European union.
2004.

« Information and consultation in the mining industry in Europe, a social challenge »
Conference of the EMCEF.
2004.
« Structural changes in the European steel industry »
Survey-action EMF.
2004.
« Corporate responsibility in the framework of European works councils »
CFDT/ETUC
2004.
« The future of the European aerospace industry »
Conference of the EMF.
2003.
« Industrial relations and restructurings in the European Defence Industry  »
Survey-action, EMF.
2003.
«Social actors in the perspective of the European Society »
Supported by the European Commission,
2003.
« Towards a European industrial policy »
document presented during the conference organised by the European Commission in Brussels, where SYNDEX presented a communication on what can an industrial policy taking into account its social dimensions be,
May 16th-17th 2003.
 

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