Programme

ILO and the Spotlight Initiative: Highlights and lessons learned from the world of work on eliminating gender-based violence and promoting the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) and Recommendation (No. 206)

24 June 2021

14.00 hrs Welcome to the event

Ms Joni Simpson, Senior Specialist, Gender, Equality and
Non-discrimination, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
14.05 hrs Video to introduce ILO’s new campaign on C190

14.10 hrs Opening remarks
European Union (Speaker TBC)
14.20 hrs Video to introduce the Spotlight Initiative

14.30 hrs Panel discussion

Moderator

Ms Manuela Tomei, Director of the Conditions of Work
and Equality Department, International Labour Organization

Panelists

  • Ms Siriwan Romchattong, President, Employers’ Confederation of Thailand (ECOT)
  • Mr Antonio Martins, Vice Secretary Konfederasaun Sindikatu Timor-Leste (KSTL)
  • Mr Israel Murefu, Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe (EMCOZ)
  • Ms Elly Silaban, President Confederation of All Indonesian Trade Unions (KSBSI)
  • Ms Ma. Karina Perida-Trayvilla, Director, Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns, Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE), the Philippines
  • Ms Pamela Ares, Under-Secretary of Policies for Inclusion in the World of Work, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Argentina
  • Ms Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific
15.20 hrs Closing remarks Ms Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO Assistant Director-General and
Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific

15.30 hrs Event ends

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