Economic and Social rights, including relevant Equality issues
This group dealt generally with economic and social rights, including rights in relation to education, employment and health. It used the reports of the NIHRC’s Economic and Social Rights Working Group and Education Working Group as base documents. The report of the Equality Working Group was also relevant to this working group.
Convenor: Patricia McKeown (Trade Union Sector)
Legal Advisor: Dr Aoife Nolan (Queen's University Belfast)
| Name | Sector | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Rena Shepherd | Business | Kislev Consulting |
| Anne Moore | Children and Young People | Save the Children |
| Michael Hughes | Community/Voluntary | NICVA |
| Monica Wilson | Disability | Disability Action |
| Derek Hanway | Ethnic Minorities | An Munia Tober |
| Maggie Beirne | Human Rights NGO | CAJ |
| Seamus Lynch | Older People | Help the Aged |
| Mairead McCafferty | Sexual Orientation | CoSo |
| Steven Nolan | Trade Unions | ICTU |
| Lynn Carvill | Women | Women's Support Network |
| Cllr Ian Parsley | Political | Alliance |
| Anna Lo MLA | Political | Alliance |
| Cllr Christopher Stalford | Political | DUP |
| Simon Hamilton MLA | Political | DUP |
| Dolores Kelly | Political | SDLP |
| Nuala O'Neill | Political | SDLP |
| Chrissie McAuley | Political | Sinn Fein |
| Fra McCann | Political | Sinn Fein |
| Dermot Nesbitt | Political | UUP |
| Jeff Dudgeon | Political | UUP |
Working Group Final Report (PDF, 914KB)(opens in a new window)
This report will be considered by the Forum on 14 March 2008.
Working Group Interim Report (PDF, 46KB)(opens in a new window)
Economic and Social Working Group Meetings Schedule and Minutes