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Durban, 15-20 May 2022
Conference
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During the week of 15 to 20 May 2022, the Government of South Africa will host the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour.
It comes at a critical time. Despite progress in many regions, 160 million children are still in child labour. Numbers are rising, and the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse years of progress.
Delegates
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Representatives from governments, trade unions, the private sector, civil society, regional and international organizations, think tanks, academia, and youth and children from all over the world will be hosting plenaries, presentations, and side events.
There will be unprecedented opportunities to listen, share, and push for accelerated action.
Why a Global Conference?
Upscale
The programme will include forums, panel discussions, and brainstorming sessions around accelerating action.
Upskill
Prominent speakers, representatives, and participants will discuss critical issues and share solutions that work.
Integrate
More than 4,000 representatives from around the world will unite and strengthen their plans to end child labour.
Agenda at glance
What can you expect?
Day 1
Sunday, 15 May
Group Meeting Plenary Session Side Events Thematic Panel
Time
Event
Session
09:00 - 11:30
Cultural Item
12:30 - 14:30
Plenary session
Opening
14:30 - 14:45
Break
Break
15:00 - 15:30
Plenary session
Setting the scene
15:30 - 16:30
Side Event
Peace Laureates
Day 2
Monday, 16 May
Group Meeting Plenary Session Side Events Thematic Panel
Time
Event
Session
11:30 - 12:15
Group Meeting
Employers' Group
11:30 - 12:15
Group Meeting
Government Group
11:30 - 12:15
Meet & Greet
Meet & Greet
11:30 - 12:15
Group Meeting
Workers' Group
12:30 - 14:00
Plenary session
14:30 - 16:00
Plenary session
16:00 - 16:30
Plenary session
Voices of the World
16:30 - 16:45
Transfer
Transfer
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
Addressing Child Labour in Cobalt Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: The Role of Companies and Investors
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
Child Labour Free Supply Chains: Tackling Root Causes from Maker to Market
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
How a Comprehensive Decent Work Agenda can contribute to the elimination of Child Labour worldwide
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
Youth, student and survivor-led action to end child labour by 2025
Day 3
Tuesday, 17 May
Group Meeting Plenary Session Side Events Thematic Panel
Time
Event
Session
11:15 - 12:15
Side Events
Addressing Child Labour in South Asia: Emerging insights from a cross-institutional collaboration
11:15 - 12:15
Side Events
Reducing child labour and forced labour through skills development
11:15 - 12:15
Side Events
Responding to child labour in times of crisis: best practice case studies from companies
11:15 - 12:15
Side Events
Teachers’ and their unions’ successful mobilisation to bring children back to school post covid
12:30 - 14:15
Thematic Panel
12:30 - 14:15
Thematic Panel
14:30 - 14:45
Transfer/Break
Transfer/Break
14:45 - 16:30
Thematic Panel
Business leadership to meet SDG 8.7
14:45 - 16:30
Thematic Panel
16:30 - 16:45
Transfer
Transfer
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
#EndChildLabour in the Artisanal Mineral Supply Chain: Ground-level Solutions to accelerate Impact
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
From Research to Action: the state of child labor and forced labor research
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
Integrated area-based approach: to tackle child labour at the root and ensure the right to education
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
South-South Cooperation: Good Practices of Labour Inspection on the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour.
Day 4
Wednesday, 18 May
Group Meeting Plenary Session Side Events Thematic Panel
Time
Event
Session
11:30 - 12:15
Group Meeting
Employers' Group
11:30 - 12:15
Group Meeting
Government Group
11:30 - 12:15
Meet & Greet
Meet & Greet
11:30 - 12:15
Group Meeting
Workers' Group
12:30 - 14:15
Side Event
CSOs Forum
12:30 - 14:15
Thematic Panel
14:30 - 14:45
Transfer/Break
Transfer/Break
14:45 - 16:30
Thematic Panel
14:45 - 16:30
Thematic Panel
16:30 - 16:45
Transfer
Transfer
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
EU actions to end child labour in sustainable value chains
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
Extending Universal Health Coverage to address the root causes of child labour in the cocoa supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
Innovation and partnership: the formula for a region moving closer to ending child labour
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
Public and private sector collaboration: Integrated approaches to prevent and address child labour
Day 5
Thursday, 19 May
Group Meeting Plenary Session Side Events Thematic Panel
Time
Event
Session
11:15 - 12:15
Side Events
Children Engaged in Sport in Situations that Analogous to Child Labour
11:15 - 12:15
Side Events
Promoting an Integrated Area-based Approach to the Elimination of Child Labour in Ghana
11:15 - 12:15
Side Events
Strategies to address child labour in artisanal fisheries
11:15 - 12:15
Side Events
What factors are needed to accelerate progress towards SDG Target 8.7?
12:30 - 14:15
Thematic Panel
12:30 - 14:15
Thematic Panel
14:30 - 14:45
Transfer/Break
Transfer/Break
14:45 - 16:30
Thematic Panel
14:45 - 16:30
Side Events
Children Forum
16:30 - 16:45
Transfer
Transfer
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
Building on Monitoring and Remediation Systems in Global Supply Chains
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
Preventing Child Labour in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Business in Tackling Root Causes
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
Share Responsibility: Companies, government and communities working together to prevent child labor
16:45 - 17:45
Side Events
The use of technology as a tool for eradicating child labour: IPÊ Child Labour Reporting System
Day 6
Friday, 20 May
Group Meeting Plenary Session Side Events Thematic Panel
Time
Event
Session
11:30 - 12:15
Group Meeting
Employers' Group
11:30 - 12:15
Group Meeting
Government Group
11:30 - 12:15
Meet & Greet
Meet & Greet
11:30 - 12:15
Group Meeting
Workers' Group
12:30 - 13:45
Plenary session
14:15 - 15:30
Plenary session
Adoption of the Durban Call to Action and Closing
