Effectively tackling child labour and other decent work deficits at the initial tiers of supply chains
Thematic Panel
12/02/2026
11:15
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13:00
Royal Hall
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This session will examine how governments, businesses and social partner organisations operating in different supply chains are using a smart mix of measures, including legislation and partnerships, to increase their responses to preventing and combating child labour and other decent work deficits in the early stages of supply chains. This session will invite speakers to reflect on successful practices and approaches, measures to improve the effectiveness of existing efforts, and opportunities to invest more in innovative practices across industries in order to achieve sustainable change towards decent work for all.
Speakers

Donat Bagula Mugangu
Secretary General
Ministry for Employment and Labour - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Rakesh Patry
Director General of International and Intergovernmental Labour Affairs
the Government of Canada’s Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC)

Luiz Henrique Ramos Lopes
Deputy Secretary of the Labour Inspection Secretariat
Ministry of Labour and Employment - Brazil

Laura Corrado
Head of the Unit responsible for International Relations and the European Training Foundation
European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.

Khalid Jababdi
Director and expert in Human Resources and Social Protection Law
Commission Sociale de la Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM)


