Sunday 9 May

Registration

Monday 10 May

08.00-09.00

Registration

09.00-10.30

High-level Opening

(plenary session: World Forum Theater)

The opening session will feature speeches by the chair of the conference Mr. Donner (Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, the Netherlands), Mr. Nitte Manjappa Adyanthaya (Worker Vice-Chairperson) and Mr. Dagoberto Lima Godoy (Employer Vice-Chairperson).

The ILO will present the ILO Global Report for 2010 on child labour. This report presents new global statistics and an analysis of child labour trends.

A technical report prepared by Understanding Children's Work (UCW), an inter-agency research project of the ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank, will be presented by Mr. Arup Banerji (World Bank), Ms. Susan Bissell (UNICEF), Ms. Constance Thomas (ILO) and Mr. Furio Rosati (UCW). The moderator of the conference is Ms. Zohreh Tabatabai, managing director of Quince Partners and former director of communication of the ILO.

10.30-11.00

Coffee break (World Forum Theater Foyer)

11.00-12.30

High-level Opening, continued

(plenary session: World Forum Theater)

This session will witness high-level speeches and a high level panel to discuss the 2016 goal and the challenges and suggested solutions to achieving it, from the perspective of the five thematic windows of the conference.

Speakers will be:

Ms. Marcia Helena Carvalho Lopes  (Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger, Brazil);

Mr. Diakaria Diaw (Minister of Public Services, Labour and Professional Organizations, Senegal);

Mr. Shri A.C. Pandey (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, India).

The participants of the panel discussion are:

Mr. Saad Y. Houry (UNICEF);

Mr. Kailash Satyarthi (Global March);

Mr. Olav Seim (UNESCO).

12.30-14.00

Lunch break (Lobby)

14.00-14.45

Policy integration

(semi-plenary session: Amazon)

Child labour is all too often analysed and dealt with in isolation. Yet the issue is deeply linked to key social outcomes and welfare indicators. If well synchronised with economic and social policies at large, efforts aimed at the elimination of child labour have the ability to decisively contribute to poverty alleviation and educational upgrading, and vice versa. This session will provide opportunities to discuss the need and options for policy integration - at different levels.

The panel will be chaired by Mr. Nitte Manjappa Adyanthaya (Worker Vice-Chairperson of the conference).

The following panellists will give their views:

Mr. A.K. Khandker (Minister of Planning, Bangladesh);

Mr. Gamini Lokuge (Minister of Labour Relations and Productivity Promotion, Sri Lanka)*;

Mr. Jaap Doek (Professor of Law);

Mr. Bob Prouty (Fast Track Initiative);

Mr. Haji Muhammad Javed (representative of the Employers’ Group).

Financing needs

(semi-plenary session: Kilimanjaro)

The cost of comprehensive national programmes to fully end (the worst forms of) child labour is high, yet affordable, given the means of most countries and the assistance provided by the international community and international financial institutions. This session will pay attention to the financing needs to end (the worst forms of) child labour, keeping in mind the effect of the financial crisis. Different approaches will be discussed, such as special financial instruments to fight child labour and the contribution of cash transfers.

The panel will be chaired by Mr. Dagoberto Lima Godoy (Employer Vice-Chairperson of the conference).

The following panellists will give their views:

Ms. Tugsjargal Gandi (Minister of Social Welfare and Labour, Mongolia);

Mr. Immanuel Ngatjizeko (Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Namibia);

Mr. Peter Dorman (Economist);

A representative of the Workers’ Group.

14.45-16.00

Parallel technical workshops under policy integration

1. Youth employment and child labour (Amazon)

The session, chaired by Mr. Nath Bunroeun (Secretary of State of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia), will focus on the impact of child labour on youth employment outcomes. Topics will include school-to-work transition. In the session Mr. Furio Rosati (UCW) will give an introduction, followed by interventions by Mr. Joel Miranda Villanueva (representative of the Employers’ Group) and a representative of the Workers' Group, as well as a representative of the ILO's Youth Employment Programme.

2. Education and child labour (Mississippi)

The session, chaired by Mr. Bram Ojik (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands), will deal with child labour as an impediment to achieving Education for All (EFA), and how EFA can contribute to the elimination of Child Labour. It will consider initiatives in this area and plans for scaling up work.

Panellists:

Mr. Kamanda Bataringaya (Minister of State Education, Uganda);

Ms. Jo Boyden (Young Lives)

3. Social protection and child labour (Yangtze 1)

The session, chaired by Mr. Antwi-Boasiako Sekyere (Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Ghana), will focus on the effectiveness of various social protection schemes in fighting Child Labour, including cash transfers programmes.

Panellists:

Mr. Michael Cichon (ILO);

Ms. Rosilene Cristina Rocha, (National Secretary on Social Assistance, Brazil).

4. Globalization, human rights and child labour (Yangtze 2)

The session, chaired by Mr. Bernard Wientjes (chair of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers), will explore the complex interplay between the rapid expansion in international trade and investment and global trends in Child Labour, and discuss ways to tap the potential of globalization in the elimination of Child Labour.

Panellists:

Mr. Abdoul Wahab Berthe (Minister of Labour, Mali)*;

Mr. John Morrison (Ruggie Framework).

Technical workshop under financing needs

1.  Innovative financing  and the economic recovery (Kilimanjaro)

The session, chaired by Ms. Alette van Leur (ILO), will debate possible new and creative approaches to mobilize funding for child labour elimination efforts, in particular from non-state actors. Links with innovative development financing in the health and education areas will be explored. Also the impact of economic shocks and natural calamities on child labour and how policy initiatives for economic recovery should be shaped to also address child labour, will be discussed.

Panellists:

Ms. Nicole Brown (UNICEF);

Mr. Frank Hagemann (ILO);

Ms. Wendy Cunningham (World Bank).

16.00-16.30

Coffee break (World Forum Theater Foyer)

16.30-18.00

Discussion of the draft Roadmap

(plenary session: World Forum Theater)

In this session Mr. Ad Melkert (Rapporteur for the Roadmap to 2016 and currently UN Secretary-General Special Representative for Iraq) will present the draft Roadmap to 2016, the expected main outcome document of the Global Child Labour Conference. The Vice-Chairpersons to the conference will give a first reaction, after which all participants will be invited to share their views and comments on the draft Roadmap.

20.00-22.00

Dinner (Atlantic)

High-level dinner (for invitees only)

Speakers will be:

Mr. Frits Huffnagel; Alderman for international affairs of the city council of The Hague;

Mr. Piet Hein Donner, Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, the Netherlands;

Ms. Erlinda Hándal, Vice-Minister of Science and Technology, El Salvador;

Mr. Gilles de Robien, Minister of Labour,  France;

Mr. Ricardo Andrés Echeverri, Vice-Minister of Labour Protection, Colombia.

Tuesday 11 May

9.00-10.00

Focus on Africa

(plenary session: World Forum Theater)

No other region has as high child labour rates as Africa. Child labour in Africa is exacerbated by wars, civil strife, disease and governance problems. Yet, the child labour situation in the region is far from homogeneous. A few countries have made important progress. Others are ready to follow in their footsteps. The conference will in this plenary session give an opportunity to sharing good practices from which Africa – but also others – may benefit. Minister Donner, Mr. Marc Atibu Saleh Mwekee (representative of the Employers’ Group), a representative of the Workers’ Group, Mr. Membathisi Mphumzi Shepherd Mdladlana (Minister of Labour, South-Africa), Mr. Jamal Rhmani (Minister of Labour and vocational training, Morocco), Mr. Milton M. Mahanga (Vice-Minister of Labour, Employment and Youth Development, Tanzania) and Ms. Wambui Njuguna  (AUPPCAN)* will contribute to this plenary session.

10.00-10.45

Political awareness

(semi-plenary session: Amazon)

While attention to child labour and its detrimental impact has markedly increased over the last twenty years, there is a need now to fight “child labour fatigue” and keep the issue high up on national agendas and in the international development and labour debate. This session will provide opportunities to discuss how to further mobilize political will to fight child labour, particularly in light of the social impact of the global economic crisis.

The panel will be chaired by Ms. Ursula von der Leyen (Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Germany).

The following panellists will give their views:

Mr. John Munyes Kiyonga (Minister of Labour, Kenya);

Ms. Alma Lorena Cortés Aquilar (Minister of Labour and Labour relations, Panama);

Ms. Marta Santos Pais (Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children);

Mr. Aidan Mc Quade (Anti-Slavery International).

Tripartite action

(semi-plenary session: Kilimanjaro)

Action against child labour calls for strong alliances based on social dialogue. Industry and trade union action is most effective if carried out in tandem, reaching down the value and supply chains to the informal economy. In this session good practices in this area will be showcased and guidance of how to adapt these models to changing contexts will be provided.

The panel will be chaired by Mr. Kari Tapiola (ILO).

The panel will consist of Mrs Eugenia Ganea (representative of the Employers’ Group), a representative of the Workers’ Group, and representatives of Global Union Federations and Multinational Enterprises.

10.45-11.15

Coffee break (World Forum Theater Foyer)

11:15-12:30

Parallel technical workshops under political awareness

1. Action against slavery (Everest 1 & 2)

The session, chaired by Mr. John Bande (Vice-Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, Malawi) will discuss children’s vulnerabilities to forced and bonded labour, trafficking, and armed conflict, specific ways to assist hardest to reach children, and ways to address root causes. Mr. Gary Craig (Professor) will hold an introductory speech, followed by Mr. Joachim Theis (UNICEF).

2. Action against commercial sexual exploitation of children & illicit activities (Yangtze 1)

The session, chaired by Mr. Tariq Iqbal Puri (Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis, Pakistan) will discuss children’s vulnerabilities to sexual exploitation, organized crime, organized begging and drug trafficking, specific ways to assist hardest to reach children, and ways to address root causes. Ms. Theresa Kilbane (UNICEF) and Ms. Simrin Singh (ILO) will hold  introductory speeches.

3. Action against child labour in agriculture (Amazon)

Agriculture is the sector with the largest number of child workers. This session, chaired by Ms. Eve Crowley (FAO), will review the scope and nature of child labour from industrial plantations to household farms, from fishing to forestry and discuss some of the current challenges and new opportunities. Amongst others, Ms. Sue Longley (representative of the Workers’ Group) and Mr. Hellmut Hans Teja Förtsch (representative of the Employers’ Group) will react to an introduction by the chair and a speech by Mr. Felix Blay Kenyah (Ministry of Agriculture, Ghana).

4. Action against hazardous work (Mississippi)

Children are still being exposed to extremely dangerous work in construction, mining, metal- and woodworking, and services of many kinds, including domestic work. This session, chaired by Mr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain (Minister of Labour and Employment, Bangladesh) will present research on effects of hazardous work on children and adolescents and suggest some practical strategies for action. Introductions will be held by Dr. Yuka Ujita (ILO) and by Mr. Paul Huijzendveld (Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Trinidad and Tobago).

Parallel technical workshops under tripartite action

1. Social dialogue for effective responses to child labour (Kilimanjaro)

This session, chaired by Ms. Agnes Jongerius (chair of the Dutch Trade union Confederation), will discuss social dialogue - from workplace to global agreements - as a vehicle for change in the formal and informal economies, including agriculture; how business practice affects child labour from global value chains to local economies; and the role of cooperatives and multi-stakeholder initiatives. Mrs. Deniz Zübeyde Celebioglu (representative of the Employers’ Group), a representative of the ILO and a government representative will hold introductory speeches.

2. Labour law, inspection and Corporate Social Responsibility (Yangtze 2)

This session, chaired by Mr. Norberto Jose Ciaravino (Secretary of State, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Argentina), will discuss the role of tripartite consultation in developing good law and public policy; enforcement through (state) labour inspection; and the role of public services and Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives in promoting a culture of compliance and supporting remediation. Mrs. Maria Clara Escobar Pelaez (representative of the Employers’ Group) and a representative of the Workers’ Group will intervene.

12.30-14.00

Lunch break (Lobby)

14.00-16.30

High-level Closing

(plenary session: World Forum Theater)

It is expected that several special invitees, among which mr. Maxime Verhagen, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs, will address the conference.

In the attendance of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands former child labourers will tell their stories and the conference’s outcome document will be presented.

* to be confirmed