Labour Research June 2000

Features: Equality Matters

Black workers meet

Around 400 delegates met for this year's TUC Black Workers' Conference which was held under the slogan "New agenda - driving change". They debated motions dealing with a wide range of employment issues affecting black workers ranging from institutional racism to more detailed sectoral and industrial problems. Guest speakers at the conference included Gurbux Singh, the newly appointed chair of the Commission for Racial Equality.