Program
Programme
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Sunday 9 May |
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Registration |
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Monday 10 May |
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08.00-09.00 |
Registration |
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09.00-10.30 |
High-level Opening |
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10.30-11.00 |
Coffee break |
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11.00-12.30 |
High-level Opening, cont. This session will witness high-level speeches and a 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. |
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12.30-14.00 |
Lunch break |
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14.00-14.45 |
Policy integration 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.
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Financing needs 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. |
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14.45-16.00 |
Parallel technical workshops under policy integration 1. Youth employment and child labour The session will focus on the impact of child labour on youth employment outcomes. Topics will include school-work transition. 2. Education and child labour The session 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. 3. Social protection and child labour The session will focus on the effectiveness of various social protection schemes in fighting Child Labour, including cash transfers programmes. 4. Globalization, human rights and child labour The session 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. |
Parallel technical workshops under financing needs 1. Innovative financing The session 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. 2. Economic recovery and child labour The session will discuss 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.
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16.00-16.30 |
Coffee break |
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16.30-18.00 |
Discussion of the draft roadmap In this session, the draft roadmap will be presented and participants will be invited to share their views and comments on this draft. |
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18.00-19.00 |
Reception |
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20.00-22.00 |
Dinner |
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Tuesday 11 May |
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9.00-10.00 |
Focus on Africa 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. |
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10.00-10.45 |
Political awareness 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. |
Tripartite action 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.
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10.45-11.15 |
Coffee break |
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11:15-12:30 |
Parallel technical workshops under political awareness 1. Action against slavery The session 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. 2. Action against commercial sexual exploitation of children & illicit activities The session 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. 3. Action against child labour in agriculture Agriculture is the sector with the largest number of child workers. This session reviews the scope and nature of child labour from industrial plantations to household farms, from fishing to forestry; and discusses some of the current challenges and new opportunities. 4. Action against hazardous work 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 will present research on effects of hazardous work on children and adolescents and suggest some practical strategies for action. |
Parallel technical workshops under tripartite action 1. Social dialogue for effective responses to child labour This session 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. 2. Labour law, inspection and Corporate Social Responsibility This session 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.
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12.30-14.00 |
Lunch break |
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14.00-16.30 |
Closing ceremony In the closing ceremony it is expected that several special invitees will participate and that the conference’s outcome document, the roadmap, will be adopted. |
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