Panel discussion
Presentation of the ILO-Global Compact Child Labour Platform
A special event during this week’s UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York will offer companies and other stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about the Child Labour Platform (CLP). The CLP - a joint initiative by the ILO, the International Trade Union Confederation, the International Organization of Employers and the UNGC - identifies obstacles to the implementation of ILO Conventions in supply chains and the surrounding communities, as well as solutions to these obstacles and ways to catalyse collective action. Benjamin Smith, the ILO-IPEC’s Senior Officer for Corporative Social Responsibility, explains why CLP’s tools are a winning solution for businesses, working families and communities to address child labour.
According to ILO estimates, 215 million children worldwide remain trapped in child labour. This major human rights challenge requires renewed focus and action by all actors, including business.
Child Labour Platform (CLP), a win-win option for businesses and communities |
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Benjamin Smith, Senior Officer for Corporate Social Responsibility in ILO-IPEC, explains why CLP’s tools are a win-win option for businesses and communities to address child labour. |
With expert ILO support, the CLP will identify obstacles business faces in implementing Global Compact Principle 5, based on the principles of the ILO child labour Conventions, catalyzing practical – and, where appropriate, joint - solutions.
During the Event held in New-York, the Coca-Cola Company, Mars Inc., and Telefonica will present their strategies, as multi-national enterprises, to combat child labour in global supply chains. The panel will discuss the principal results and challenges of these approaches to date and how the Child Labour Platform enhances their capacity to contribute to eliminating child labour.
Event programmeWELCOME AND INTRODUCTION:
Mr. Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs
Assistant Director-General of the International Labour Organization PANELLISTS' REMARKS: Mr. Brent Wilton Secretary-General of the International Organization of Employers Co-chair of the Child Labour Platform Mr. Philip Jennings General Secretary of UNI Global Union Co-Chair of the Child Labour Platform Mr. Kent McVay Director of International Labour Relations, The Coca-Cola Company Mr. Jeff Morgan Director of Global Programs, Mars Inc. Ms. Claudia Aparicio Director of Social Management, Telefonica A representative from UNICEF PANEL DISCUSSION, RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR, MODERATED BY THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE CHILD LABOUR PLATFORM OPEN DISCUSSION CONCLUDING REMARKS Mr. Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs Assistant Director-General of the International Labour Organization |