Udenrigsministeriet, UNICEF Danmark og Red Barnet holder stor konference om børnearbejde

Time: Wednesday, June 1 at 8:30 – 13 hours

Venue: Eigtveds Pakhus, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Asiatisk Plads 2, Christianshavn, Copenhagen

Time: Wednesday, June 1 at 8:30 – 13 hours

Venue: Eigtveds Pakhus, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Asiatisk Plads 2, Christianshavn, Copenhagen

Conference insights will provide important input on the specific aspects of child labour for the broader Children’s Rights and Business Principles under development by UNICEF, Save the Children and the United Nation’s Global Compact, the Children’s Rights & Business Principles Initiative.

Aspirations of the conference organisers include a lively debate on how to strike the balance between realities on the ground in developing countries and the need for more effective protection of children.

PROGRAMME

8.30 – 9.15 – OPENING: The scene will be set in welcoming statements made by:
* Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Mr Søren Pind
* Director of Marketing and Fundraising of UNICEF Denmark Ms Gitte Jeppesen
* Secretary General of Save The Children Denmark Ms Mimi Jakobsen set the scene in their

9.15 – 10.15 KEYNOTES: Child labour in an international perspective
Three keynote speakers put the challenges in an international perspective followed by participant dialogue:
* Mr Mads Øvlisen, Chairman of the Danish Council on CSR, adviser to Global Compact
* Mr Simon Steyne, Social Dialogue and Partnerships, Int’l Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour, ILO
* Mr Sune Skadegaard Thorsen, Director and Partner, Global CSR
* Mr Jonas Engberg, Sustainability Manager, IKEA

10.15 – 10.30 – Coffee

10.30 – 11.15 – PERSPECTIVES: Child labour between companies and civil society
* Company case: Coop Consumer Policy Director Mogens Werge, Coop
* Company case: Bestseller Corporate Sustainability Dorte Rye Olsen
* Civil society case: Danish Consumer Council, Head of Division Mette Boye

11.15 – 12.00 – DISCUSSION: Protection of children and realities on the ground –
* Dialogue amongst participants is followed by plenary discussion with keynote speakers and panelists

12.00 – 12.15 – CONCLUSION
* Reflections on the day
* Children’s Rights Guidelines – next steps

12.15 – 13.00 – NETWORK LUNCH

To register for the event, send an email to [email protected].

More details can be obtained by contacting Ebbe Vestergaard Jørgensen on 22 38 97 91 or Verner Kristiansen on 27 41 26 45 or [email protected].

The event is organised jointly with conference service providers Verner Kristiansen ApS.