9:30 - 10:45 | 11:15 - 12:30 | 13:30 - 14:45 | 15:15 - 16:30
Congress Suite 1
CAFOD: Unearthing Justice - campaign against poor working standards in the gold
mining industry
Congress Suite 2
Prospect: The Millennium Development Goals as a Benchmark for Procurement
and Corporate Social Responsibility Policies
Congress Suite 4
Ethical Trading Initiative: Ethical Trading and Business Ethics
Invision 2
TUC: Decent Work and Development - trade, aid and debt
Invision 1
Cross Border Solidarity: Fighting for Decent Work for Polish Migrant
Workers in the UK. Panel discussion including speakers from
Robert Szewczyk – Solidarnosc;
Piotr Ostowski – OPZZ; Jan Mokrzycki - British Federation of
Poles; Joanna Lucyszyn - GMB organiser; Ray Jones: Unite organiser, Northern
region. More
information
Congress Suite 1
ACTSA: Undermining Development - copper mining in Zambia; exploring the poor
labour, fiscal and environmental standards of the main copper mine in Zambia’s
Copperbelt
Congress Suite 2
Traidcraft: : Improving the lives of workers and farmers
in developing countries through better purchasing practices of businesses in
the UK. Focus on supermarkets and our campaign for mandatory action
to ensure that our biggest retailers do not abuse their buyer power.
Congress Suite 3
BananaLink: The Banana Trade and international Solidarity
Congress Suite 4
War on Want: An Indecent Proposal: What Europe's New Trade Strategy Means for
Workers
Invision 2
TUC: Decent Work and Human Rights
Congress Suite 1
Anti Slavery International: Forced Labour and Trafficking In The Supply Chain
Congress Suite 2
BECTU: Working Towards A Declaration Of Workers’ Rights
Congress Suite 4
War on Want: A Living Wage - The Missing Link In The Supply Chain
Invision 1
Homeworkers Worldwide, and other organisations: Women Workers
Organising For Decent Work. Panel discussion on womens’ struggles from
Central America to East Africa for decent work - featuring representatives
from: Central America Women’s Network, Labour Behind The Label, National
Group on Homeworking, Women Working Worldwide. More information
Invision 2
TUC: Decent Work and Core Labour Standards: child labour,
forced labour, discrimination and union rights.
Congress Suite 2
Dalit Solidarity Network: Exploitation and Discrimination – the Dalit
Communities and the Caste System in India
Congress Suite 4
UNISON: Is Lack of Decent Work Pushing Global Migration?
Decent work and migration are inextricably linked. The lack of decent work is one of the major migration ‘push factors’. This workshop will examine a number of the issues and seek solutions which encourage decent work while not restricting peoples’ right to migrate. Among the questions posed will be:
Speakers:
Nick Sigler (Head of International Relations, UNISON)
Don Flynn (Director, Migrants’ Rights Network).
Invision 2
TUC: Decent Work in Developing Countries
Africa Recruit
Anti Slavery International
CAFOD
GMB
International Centre for Trade Union Rights
One World Action
War on Want
Action for Southern Africa
Africa Recruit
Amnesty International
Anti Slavery International
CAFOD
Dalit Solidarity Network
Labour Behind The Label
International Centre for Trade Union Rights
T&G Unite
UNISON
Zaytoun
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