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		<title>Forum submission on CDC to government inquiry</title>
		<link>http://www.decentwork.org.uk/archives/443</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CDC Group plc, DFID&#8217;s wholly owned development finance institution (DFI), has the potential and mandate to contribute to delivering decent work in the global south. But currently, it policies and practices fall well short of DFI best practice on labour standards and do not comply with internationally recognised standards.
The UK government&#8217;s International Development Committee recently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can development finance to the private sector help deliver Decent Work?</title>
		<link>http://www.decentwork.org.uk/archives/395</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seminar update
17 March 2010, Congress House
 
This Decent Work and Labour Standards Forum (DWLSF) seminar, attended by over 45 participants, created a space for vibrant discussions and sharing best practice on how development finance to the private sector can help deliver decent work.
The seminar featured presentations from Gareth Thomas, Minister of State for International Development; Alke Schmidt, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decent work and development finance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Background paper for Decent Work and Labour Standards Forum
March 2010
This paper aims to:

Explain the workings of development finance to the private sector, and examine its actual and potential impacts on delivering decent work in a variety of contexts.
Increase understanding of the relevance of the Decent Work Agenda for the provision of development finance to private [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seminar: How can development finance to the private sector help deliver decent work?</title>
		<link>http://www.decentwork.org.uk/archives/334</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[17 March 2010, 13.00-17.00
Venue: Congress House, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3LS
Map http://www.tuc.org.uk/the_tuc/about_contact.cfm
Development financing to the private sector makes up a huge proportion of official development assistance and has a large impact on employment. Yet, its scope and impact is poorly understood.
This seminar will examine the potential and actual impacts of private sector development finance on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decent work and poverty eradication: literature review and two-country study</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Decent work and poverty eradication: literature review and two-country study
A study for the Decent Work and Labour Standards Forum
January 2010
Decent work has gained high-level international endorsement as an objective of the development agenda, particularly with its incorporation in the Millennium Development Goals. In the context of the global financial crisis, international policy statements have underscored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What will it take to deliver decent work in the global South? Experiences from Bangladesh and Zambia</title>
		<link>http://www.decentwork.org.uk/archives/324</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seminar Update
This Decent Work and Labour Standards Forum (DWLSF) seminar held in on 13 January at SOAS brought together around 45 participants from trade unions, NGOs, academic institutions, businesses, government and consultancies to listen to presentations from guest speakers and discuss how they could assist DFID with strengthening its efforts in contributing to delivering decent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Results of Forum membership consultation</title>
		<link>http://www.decentwork.org.uk/archives/177</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a remarkable degree of consensus amongst members of the Decent Work &#38; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TUC celebrates World Day for Decent Work with Rhyme, Rhythm and Reason</title>
		<link>http://www.decentwork.org.uk/archives/169</link>
		<comments>http://www.decentwork.org.uk/archives/169#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An inspired line-up of poets, performers and activists provided a healthy kick of Rhyme, Rhythm, and Reason to help celebrate this years&#8217; World Day for Decent Work, 7 October 2009.

Kicking off the night to a packed Congress House, Frances O&#8217;Grady, TUC Deputy General Secretary spoke of &#8216;a crisis caused by the monumental greed of those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invitation to tender for two-country Decent Work mapping study</title>
		<link>http://www.decentwork.org.uk/archives/116</link>
		<comments>http://www.decentwork.org.uk/archives/116#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Decent Work and Labour Standards Forum (the ‘Forum) is inviting proposals to conduct a study answering the research question: what does the Decent Work Agenda add to eliminating poverty, and promoting recovery from the global food, fuel and financial crises? Specifically it will examine the uptake and effectiveness of the Decent Work Agenda in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DFID’s new White Paper under the Decent Work micro-scope: small steps forward…</title>
		<link>http://www.decentwork.org.uk/archives/90</link>
		<comments>http://www.decentwork.org.uk/archives/90#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has recently published its new ‘White Paper’, its flagship policy document titled ‘Eliminating World Poverty: Building our Common Future’ (available here). Members of the newly established Decent Work and Labour Standards Forum debated and compiled a submission for the White Paper back in June (available here). Was the [...]]]></description>
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