In September 2009 the international conference "Social Developments in China and Europe: an exchange of experiences and perspectives of Civil Society Organisations" was held in Vienna, hosted by Südwind Agentur and weltumspannend arbeiten for the EU-China: Civil Society Network. Many contributions are available now for download.
Two key note speeches: Social Security and the Role of Civil Society
Mu Qiao (Centre for International Communication Studies, China) Klaus Heidel (Werkstatt Ökonomie, Germany)
Panel Discussion: Social Security and the Global Crisis Tong Xin (Department of Sociology, Beijing University) Martina Schneller-Bouchnak (Austrian Trade Unions) Monina Wong (Labour Action China) Andreas Exner (author)
Workshop 1: Workers Rights April Lai (Worker Empowerment): Statement | Presentation Claudia Schürz (weltumspannend arbeiten) Minutes of the workshop
Workshop 2: Migration Wu Min (Education for Migrant Workers, Beijing) Minutes of the workshop
Workshop 3: Gender Weifan Chen (Cultural Development Centre for Rural Women) Xiaoxian Gao (Research office of Shaanxi Women) Claudia Thallmayer (WIDE – Network Women in Development) Minutes of the workshop
Perspectives for cooperation Michaela Königshofer (Clean Clothes Kampagne, Austria) Peter Franke (Coordinator of the "Arbeitswelten Program")
Outcomes and Evaluation Mu Qiao (Centre for International Communication Studies)
