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Overview

The Conference on the Equality Agenda for Scottish Trade Unions will take place on Wednesday, 29th August 2007 from 9.30am to 3.30pm.

The event will: * Provide trade unionists with briefings on the Race, Disability and Gender Equality Duties by legal experts from the Commission for Racial Equality, the Disability Rights Commission, and the Equal Opportunities Commission, as well as considering commonalities between the three Equality Duties. * Consider how trade union reps can organise around the Race, Disability and Gender Duties. * Present an overview of the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) in Scotland, and the opportunity to engage with CEHR personnel.

Programme
View the preliminary programme for the Conference.

The Conference is aimed at all trade unionists, whether full time officials, lay reps, shop stewards and ordinary union members. Delegate nomination forms are enclosed, completed forms should be returned to Helen Carson at the STUC by Friday, 17 August 2007.

The STUC endeavours to make all its events as accessible and disabled friendly as possible, therefore, if you have any nominees who have a disability or special needs, please can you indicate these on the Facilitation Form , which should be returned to the STUC by Friday, 10 August 2007. If required, childcare arrangements will be available. An appropriate form can be obtained from the STUC offices. Please note that all childcare costs will be passed onto the applicant's own organisation. Applications for childcare facilities should reach the STUC by Friday, 10 August.