Shaping future-oriented action to end child labour in a rapidly changing world

Innovation

12/02/2026

16:30

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18:30

Interactive sessions are a new format introduced at the 6th Global Conference to complement the main agenda. These are a smaller, workshop-style sessions of up to 50 participants, designed to promote peer learning, active participation, knowledge sharing and direct engagement among practitioners. 

This interactive session explores how efforts to eliminate child labour can be strengthened inspired by future challenges and opportunities. While progress over the past two decades demonstrates what is possible, child labour remains highly sensitive to shocks, with climate stress, economic volatility, technological change, migration, and conflict increasingly shaping risks. Using a participatory, scenario-based approach, participants will reflect on plausible futures between 2026 and 2045 to identify key drivers, early warning signals, and priorities for more resilient and adaptive prevention and response strategies.

Moderators

Angelica Muñoz

Angelica Muñoz

M&E and Knowledge Sharing Specialist

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Cristina Maldonado

Cristina Maldonado

Technical Officer

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Nik Baerten

Nik Baerten

Cofounder

Pantopicon, Foresight & Design Studio