Results of Forum membership consultation
There is a remarkable degree of consensus amongst members of the Decent Work & Labour Standards Forum over what the Aims and the Principles of the Forum should be. This emerged from the member consultation carried out by the Forum in August-September. The questionnaire survey sought members’ views about how should it should function and what areas it should tackle.
Members flagged up a wide range of problems which need to be addressed ~ including the impact of the global economic crisis on working conditions ~ but fewer opportunities for influencing policy, notably influencing UK political parties in the run-up to the 2010 General Election. Many suggested further meetings to agree which issues to tackle and to develop a common understanding over how we work together. The Steering Group is using the results of the consultation survey to inform its planning and in developing how the Forum functions.
