Child Labour Platform (CLP) Meeting

10th Annual Meeting of the Child Labour Platform

The Child Labour Platform will hold the annual global meeting on 21-22 November 2019 in Paris.

This edition will bring together companies and other stakeholders to discuss first-ever quantitative estimates on child labour in supply chains and what they mean for businesses, deep dive on a company's due diligence system on child labour and share innovative solutions as well as lessons learned in high-risk sectors.

Companies willing to learn more about the CLP and the value-added of becoming a member are highly encouraged to attend by registering HERE no later than the 12th of November.

Agenda

 

Day 1

09:30-10:00 Welcome coffee and registration
   
10:00-10:30  Opening and keynote remarks on SDG 8.7 and business action
 
Speakers:
  • Anousheh Karvar, Chair of Alliance 8.7, Ministry of Labour and Employment, France
  • Peter Hall, Advisor on Business and Human Rights, International Organisation of Employers and CLP co-chair
  • Jeroen Beirnaert, Director of Human and Trade Union Rights, International Trade Union Confederation and CLP co-chair
  Moderator: Francesco d’Ovidio, Head of Innovations and Solutions Unit, FUNDAMENTALS Branch, ILO
   
10:30-11:30 Company deep dive by Coca-Cola
 
Speaker:
  • Shauna Byrnes, Human Rights Manager, Coca-Cola Company
Moderator: Olivier Pomes, Raw Materials Purchases and Subsidiaries Director, Chanel
   
11:30-12:30
 
Driving innovation in child labour due diligence: practical advice from CLP companies
 
Speakers:
  • CLP members & secretariat
Interactive discussion
Moderator: Jeroen Beirnaert, Director of Human and Trade Union Rights, International Trade Union Confederation and CLP co-chair
12:30-13:30 Lunch
 
 
13:30-15:00
 
Inclusive by design: assessing child labour risks from the bottom up
 
Speakers:

  • Olivier Laboulle, Head of Programmes, International Cocoa Initiative
  • Arianna Rossi, Senior Research and Policy Specialist, Better Work Global
Break out groups
Moderator: Griet Cattaert, Head of Labour Rights, UN Global Compact
   
15:00-15:15 Networking coffee
   
15:15-16:30
 
Using social dialogue to accelerate progress in the elimination of child labour
 
Speakers:
  • Aggrey Mlimuka, Executive Director, Association of Tanzania Employers
  • Dominique Marlet, Senior Coordinator for Human and Trade Union Rights, Education International
Moderator: Francesco d’Ovidio, Head of Innovations and Solutions Unit, FUNDAMENTALS Branch, ILO
   
16:30-17:45
 
 The next generation: the twin challenge of child labour and youth employment in supply chains
 
Speakers:
  • Yann Wyss, Senior Manager, Social & Environmental Impact, Nestlé
  • Ines Kämpfer, Executive Director, Center for Child Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Benjamin Smith, Senior Technical Specialist on Child Labour, ILO
Moderator: Yves Nissim, Director CSR, Orange
   
 

 Day 2

09:00-10:00 Consolidating and launching new initiatives: 2020-21 CLP strategy (members only)
Moderator: CLP secretariat
   
10:00-11:00
 
Due diligence legislation and child labour: making it work
 
Speakers:
  • Sarah Tesei, Social Innovation Director, Vinci
  • Guy Hogge, Global Head Sustainability, Louis Dreyfus Company
  • Elaine Mitchel-Hill, Business and Human Rights Lead, Marshalls
  • Martine Combemale, Founder, Human Resources Without Borders
  • Sandra Claassen, Director Arisa, Stop Child Labour Coalition
Moderator: Katherine Torres, Senior Technical Specialist, Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, ILO
   
11:00-11:15 Networking coffee
   
11:15-12:15
 
Collaboration in Action: lessons learned from country level efforts and way forward
 
  • Lessons learned from CLP members
  • Country focus: India, Mexico, Viet Nam
Break out groups:
Moderator: Peter Hall, Advisor on Business and Human Rights, International Organisation of Employers and CLP co-chair
   
12:15-12:30 Closing remarks
 
  • Cyril Cosme, ILO Country Director Paris
  • CLP co-chairs