Through over 25 years of partnership, USDOL and the ILO have worked to combat child labor and forced labor across the globe. The COVID-19 health pandemic and the resulting economic and labour market shock are having a huge impact on people’s lives and livelihoods, and children are often the first to suffer. The US Department of Labor and the ILO Office for the United States invite you to join this webinar discussion with senior US government and ILO officials to mark World Day Against Child Labor 2020, highlight lessons learned from our collaboration in this area, and discuss strategies for moving forward in response to new challenges.
Agenda
10:00 AM - OPENING AND INTRODUCTION
Mr. Kevin Cassidy – Director and Representative to Bretton Woods and Canada, ILO Office for the United States
10:04 AM - U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia - video message
10:10 AM - ILO Director-General Guy Ryder – Live message
10:16 AM - EXPERT PRESENTATIONS Ms. Marcia Eugenio – Director of the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor Mr. Franceso d’Ovidio – Officer-in-Charge, Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Branch, ILO Ms. Laurence Dubois – Chief Technical Adviser, MAP16 Project, ILO Ms. Sarah Geireich– Special Advisor on Children in Adversity, USAID
11:41 AM - Q&A FROM PARTICIPANTS
11:10 AM - NEXT STEPS: WHAT CAN EACH STAKEHOLDER DO
