[asia-apec 103] Conference on Labour, Rights and Globalisation: Aust. & Asia-Pacific

[Robert Budd by way of daga <daga at hk.super.net>]

The Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights would appreciate it if you
could display the following text on your internet site (if you have one)
with a link to our homepage at  http://www2.deakin.edu.au/cchr

Labour, Rights and Globalisation: Australia and Asia-Pacific.
November 1-3, Melbourne, Australia.
This conference for academics and practitioners will examine the effects of
globalisation on human rights and labour conditions in Australia and the
Asia-Pacific, explore governmental and non-governmental strategies for
action, and prepare discussion positions for the NGO forums preceding the
meetings of APEC (November) and WTO (December).

Location--- Deakin University, Toorak Campus, Melbourne
Registration Rates---Early Bird rate-- $175 (Conc. $125 ) i.e. paid before
4/10/96
                                 Paid after 4/10/96 -- $195 ( Conc. $145 )
                                Concession applies to anyone not in full
time employment.
Telephone numbers for further info.---Aust  052 272062 (re Reg'n queries)
All other queries ring 052 272173 or 052 272113

If you do not have access to an internet homepage, it would be appreciated
if you could disseminate the information by any other means at your
disposal (eg newsletter, email to members,  etc)
if this option is preferred could you also include the following-

A CALL FOR PAPERS-

Papers are invited for the following thematic sections:
*       Globalisation: shaping the future(including globalisation and
localisation, trade and economics, social, environmental and cultural
impacts, women and globalisation, information technology and transnational
data flows, etc)
*       Working conditions and labour markets(including labour market
restructuring, working conditions, formal and informal economies in
Australia and Asia-Pacific, etc)
*       Rights and protections(including international and national legal
frameworks, labour law, the governance of TNCs, human rights and labour
rights, public policy in a globalising world, etc)
*       Global citizenship(including mass media, internet and new
communication systems, local and global identities, governmental and
non-governmental action strategies, etc)

Abstracts of 200 words are due by 13 September.

Robert Budd
Administrative Officer
Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights
Deakin University GEELONG 3220               Phone: 052 272173
              Fax: 052 272155           E-mail:   cchr at deakin.edu.au
              Internet:           http://www2.deakin.edu.au/cchr