date: 20 July 1999

embargo: immediate release

Trades Union Congress

Attention: industrial, news, political and forward planning editors

three pages

The TUC in Brighton - September 1999

Amongst the speakers at the 131st Trades Union Congress in Brighton will be Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers, Secretary of State for International Development, Clare Short, plus other senior ministers to be confirmed.

Under the banner Partners at Work, the main conference themes for this year are partnership, equal rights, young people and trade unions, Europe, and the economy. Congress will also look at the recommendations from the TUC's millennial challenge paper which proposes a new structure for the trade union movement as the 21st century approaches.

Other speakers over the four days include: Baroness Jay, Minister for Women, Herman Ouseley, Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality; Bill Jordan, General Secretary of the International Federation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), new ILO Director General, Juan Somavio, and Emilio Gabaglio, General Secretary of the ETUC. John Monks, TUC General Secretary will address conference on Monday morning.

The preliminary agenda will be available to journalists from 2 August and the final agenda hits the streets on 25 August.

For press credentials, please complete the attached form and fax to Cath Sheldon 020 7467 1241. Press credential forms must be returned by 27 August 1999. Late forms will occur an administration charge.

Preliminary Congress 1999 timetable

13 - 16 September 1999, The Brighton Centre

Sunday 12 September

am John Monks' workplace visit

    John Monks' press conference

pm pensioners' rally

Monday 14 Sepember

am Presidents' address

    John Monks' keynote speech on the Millennial Challenge

    New Unionism debate

pm Stephen Byers

    Partnership debate

Tuesday 15 September

am debates on sectoral issues

pm Herman Ouseley and equal rights debate

    a very senior cabinet minister

Wednesday 16 September

am Emilio Gabaglio, and debates on Europe, the economy and the public sector

pm Clare Short

    Juan Somavio

    Bill Jordan, General Secretary of the International Federation of Free Trade Unions

    education debate

Thursday 17 September

am Baroness Jay

    debate on family friendly employment

Notes to Editors:

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Contact:

Media enquiries: Liz Chinchen on 020 7467 1248 or 01399 744115 (pager)

Other enquiries:

Media Credentials for TUC Congress 1999

Brighton Centre, Brighton 13 - 16 September 1999

Please complete and fax to Cath Sheldon or Katrina Regan on 020 7467 1241 by 27 August, or post to TUC Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS. Applications received after this date will be subject to an adminstration charge.

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Press release (500 words) issued 22 Jul 1999

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