UN Special Rapporteur’s fourth report on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association

On October 21, following the official presentation of the report, human rights activists, trade unionists, representatives of UN agencies and other members of civil society from around the world will gather at UN headquarters in New York to discuss this seminal report with Kiai

AGENDA


9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction - Maina Kiai, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association


9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Fundamental Human Rights of Workers to Freedom of Association and Assembly (FOAA)
Moderator - Shawna Bader-Blau, Executive Director, Solidarity Center
Panelists:
  • Kyoung-Ja Kim, Vice President, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)
  • Vincent Ncongwane, Secretary General, Trade Union Confederation of Swaziland (TUCOSWA)
  • Elizabeth Tang, General Secretary, International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF)
  • Montserrat Mir Roca, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
  • Jeff Vogt, Director, Legal Unit, International Trade Union Confederation
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Women Workers and FOAA
Moderator - Chidi King, Director, Equality Department International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Panelists:
  • Evangelina Argueta, Coordinator, maquila organizing, General Workers Confederation (CGT), Honduras
  • Purna Sen, Director of Policy, UN Women
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Migrant Workers and FOAA
Moderator - Gloria Moreno-Fontes, Senior Labor Migration Specialist, MIGRANT Program, International Labor Organization (ILO)
Panelists:
  • Sarah Leah Whitson, Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch
  • Saket Soni, Director, National Guestworker Alliance
  • Sanjiv Pandita, Asian Regional Representative, Solidar Suisse Hong Kong
11:45 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Supply Chains and Business and Human Rights
Moderator - Cathy Feingold, Director, International Department, , AFL-CIO
Panelists:
  • Amol Mehra, Director, International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR)
  • Jo Becker, Advocacy Director, Children’s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch
  • Alejandra Ancheita, Executive Director, Project of Economic, Cultural and Social Rights (ProDESC)
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Closing Discussion with Statements from the Audience