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This high-level panel will bring together senior representatives of governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations and international organizations to reflect on how these evolving global dynamics are reshaping the challenge of child labour and the policy responses required to address it. The discussion will focus on strategic implications for progress toward the elimination of child labour up to and beyond 2030.

Panellists will consider how climate change, conflict and displacement, demographic change, technological transformation and evolving supply chains are interacting to influence child labour risks across regions and sectors. The discussion will examine the extent to which existing policy frameworks and institutional arrangements remain fit for purpose, and where adaptation or innovation is required.

The panel will also explore opportunities to leverage ongoing economic, technological and demographic transitions to accelerate progress. This includes strengthening coherence between child labour policies and broader agendas on climate action, employment, skills development, education and social protection; enhancing the use of technology and data for prevention, detection and enforcement; and reinforcing due diligence, accountability and international cooperation along supply chains and across borders.

The discussion will aim to identify key strategic priorities and policy directions for adapting child labour responses to a changing global context, with a view to reinvigorating collective action and ensuring sustained, inclusive and resilient progress toward the elimination of child labour in the years ahead.

High level panel [14:30 – 15:30]:

• Jordania Ureña, Deputy General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Roberto Suárez Santos, Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
• Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Younes Sekkouri, Minister for Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Government of Morocco

Ministerial panel [15:30 – 16:30]:

• Mohamad Bahjat Haidar, Minister of Labour, Government of Lebanon
• Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Government of Nigeria
• Ali bin Saeed bin Smaikh Al Marri, Minister of Labour, Government of Qatar
• Miriam Catarina Roquel Chávez, Minister of Labour and Social Welfaire, Government of Guatemala
• Fayez Ali Al-Mutairi, Secretary General, League of Arab States
• Mahinda Jayasinghe, Deputy Minister of Labour, Government of Sri Lanka
• Lilian Tschan, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Germany

Moderator: Gaita Kalemba, Leaders On Purpose Associate