The 2009 TUC Poverty Conference

An Alternative Vision for the Welfare State, the 2009 TUC Poverty Conference
Congress House, Monday 19 October 2009, 11.00 - 4.30.

In the 2009 TUC Poverty Conference there are going to be sessions on the problems with the current system, the welfare state in other countries, a fair balance of rights and responsibilities, minimum incomes, in-work poverty and dignity for social security workers and claimants. The speakers will include
Mark Serwotka, PCS
Kate Green, Child Poverty Action Group
Jonathan Rutherford, Compass
Fintan Farrell, European Anti Poverty Network
The conference will take place at Congress House on Monday 19 October from 11.00 am to 4.30 pm. This conference is organised by a coalition of organisations, including the TUC, Unemployed Workers' Centres, PCS, Oxfam, Save the Children, ATD 4th World and the UK Coalition Against Poverty, and trade unionists, claimants and anti-poverty campaigners are all welcome.
The conference is free, but those interested in attending it should register. Places will be reserved on a first-come first-served basis. Contact: Jennifer Mann - 020 7467 1222 jmann@tuc.org.uk