ALRN hosted a conference tilted 'Alternatives to neo-liberal globalisation: challenges facing NEPAD'. The objective of the conference was to consolidate the many separate assessments of NEPAD into one collective evaluation. Pertinent to the discussion is the role of trade unions in contesting and complementing aspects of NEPAD. This booklet contains papers of argument presented by constituencies from labour and other social movements. The conference, an African-owned event, was an important assessment and strengthened the African labour movement's contribution to the process of African development and the global response to neo-liberalism.