Organizer 1
Pam Smith
Head of Policy Development
Commission for Racial Equality
Elliot House 10/12 Allington St London SW1E 5EH

Tel: 020 7932 5255
Fax: 020 7932 5406
Email:psmith@cre.gov.uk


Organizer 2
Sheila Rogers
Director of Race Unit
Equality Commission Northern Ireland
Equality House 7-9 Shaftesbury Square Belfast

Tel: 028 9050 0675
Fax: 028 9031 5993
Email:srogers@equalityni.org





Workshop description:
The aim of the workshop will be to share and discuss experience and examples of best practice in using public sector purchasing arrangements (contract compliance) to: (i) influence employment policy, procedures and outcomes in the private sector and (ii) encourage, develop and use contractors from diverse and non-traditional backgrounds. The workshop will draw on the experience of contract compliance in the UK and elsewhere (hopefully USA and at least one other EU country). It will also examine the implications of relevant ER directives on use of non-commercial requirements in public contracts.





Presenters / participants /other information
Presenters/Participants
Joe Charlesworth
Commission for Racial Equality, UK

Peter Ratcliffe
Warwick University, UK

Jo-Ann Butler
Hewlett-Packard, USA




Summary:
This workshop will examine the use of purchasing arrangements to increase equality of opportunity by regulating the employment practices of contractors, and through the development and use of ethnic minority suppliers. It will provide opportunities for learning about and discussing best practice in North America and Europe.



Date: 10 September


(1 session is 3 hours)
Number of sessions: 1

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