How are current efforts towards digitalization, automatization and decarbonization reshaping the metal industry? What does the experience of Germany show us and how can the V4 countries benefit from it? Can these technological advances strengthen collective bargaining?

Mutual Learning Event, which took place on June 17, offered two panel discussions of representatives of employers and employees of the metal industry from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. Event was attended by 52 participants.

They shareed their experiences, plans or concerns in relation to digitalisation, automatization and decarbonisation, described the state of collective bargaining and discussed policy recommendations for the future of social dialogue.

An introduction to the issue was given by CELSI researcher Monika Martiskova, CELSI founder and executive director Marta Kahancova and Barbara Surdykowska from Instytut Spraw Publicznych.

Professor Gerhard Bosch presented the perspectives, challenges and opportunities of digitization, automatization and decarbonisation from a German perspective.

Mutual Learning Event took place on June 17, from 10.00 to 12.30 (CET).