Alliance 8.7: For a world without forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour
The Global Alliance to Eradicate Forced Labour, Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking and Child Labour will be launched at the Ford Foundation in New York on 21 September 2016 at 19:00 GMT.
NEW YORK (ILO News) – Building on the new momentum created by the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Alliance 8.7 will bring together all interested parties to join forces in achieving Target 8.7 aiming at a world without forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour.
The new initiative will also help advance other sustainable development goals addressing poverty, education, gender equality, decent work, inequalities, and peace and justice.
With the official launch of this global multi-stakeholder initiative, a series of actions will be taken to enhance coordination on these issues. The Alliance will focus on four main areas:
You can follow the event online at 19:00 GMT on 21 September on alliance87.org
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The new initiative will also help advance other sustainable development goals addressing poverty, education, gender equality, decent work, inequalities, and peace and justice.
With the official launch of this global multi-stakeholder initiative, a series of actions will be taken to enhance coordination on these issues. The Alliance will focus on four main areas:
- to accelerate timelines
- better coordinate research and knowledge sharing
- drive innovation
- increase and leverage resources
You can follow the event online at 19:00 GMT on 21 September on alliance87.org
For more information
Follow us on Twitter: @Alliance8_7 on Twitter and join the conversation on the hashtag #Achieve87contacts:
- ILO: Kevin Cassidy – +1 212 697-0150; Mobile: +1 646 707-2956; cassidy@ilo.org
- Ford Foundation: Laine Alston-Romero – +1 212-573-4887; L.Romero-Alston@fordfoundation.org