2008 ENGAGING BUSINESS: ADDRESSING FORCED LABOR
Monday
25th FEBRUARY 2008
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome and Opening Comments from The Coca-Cola Company
Welcome from The Coca-Cola Company
Meeting Overview and Objectives
Brent Wilton
Deputy Secretary General, International Organization of Employers(IOE)
Ed Potter
Director Global Workplace Rights, The Coca-Cola Company
9:15 - 10:15
Key Note Speakers – The Forced Labor Issue
“The Impact of the Forced Labor Issue on Business, in the context of current Labor and Human Rights Issues”
Moderator
Ronnie Goldberg
Executive Vice President, U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB)
Speakers
Christine Bader
BP & Advisor to John Ruggie, the Special Representative to the UN – Secretary General on Business and Human Rights
Roger Plant
Special Action Program Against Forced Labor, International LaborOrganization
Donna E. Chung
Ph.D., Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, and former Department of Labor Analyst on Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking
10:15 - 10:30
BREAK
10:30 - 12:00
Forced Labor Case Studies—Innovative Approaches Against Forced Labor: What Works and Why?
Moderator
Robert Corcoran
Vice President, Corporate Citizenship, General Electric
Summary of Forced Labor Case Studies
John Morrison
Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights
Pig Iron and US Car Manufacturers
China Prison Labor
Textile Imports to the US from Jordan (Export Zones under the Bilateral TradeTreaty)
Commentators
David Schilling
Director, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
Jorge F. Perez-Lopez
Executive Director, Fair Labor Association
Adam Kanzer
Managing Director & General Counsel, Domini Social Investment
12:00 - 1:15
Lunch – Guest Speakers
“Governments Expectations of Business in Addressing Forced Labor”
Amb. Mark P. Lagon
Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State
“Government and Business Synergies to Combat Forced Labor”
Jeff Krilla
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State
1:15 - 2:00
Facilitated Table Discussions
Table Discussions: Focus on key questions regarding Forced Labor
How has Forced Labor been addressed? Which business strategies have been effective in addressing Forced Labor? What challenges have you encountered? What tools/information do you consider relevant and useful to identify and combat Forced Labor? What role should employer/business organizations play to support the efforts of business in combating the issue of Forced Labor at a national/international levels?
Session facilitated by
Jan Beaves
Group Human Resources Director, The Coca-Cola Company
2:00 - 2:15
Table Discussion Report
2:15 - 3:15
Implementing Business Strategies to Address Forced Labor
Moderator
Mike Eastman
U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC)
Speakers
Bonnie Nixon-Gardiner
Global Program Manager for Social and Environmental Responsibility Hewlett-Packard
David Arkless
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Manpower International
Questions & Answers
3:15 - 3:30
BREAK
3:30 - 4:30
Engaging Business at the National and International Levels on Forced Labor
Engaging Business at the National and International Levels on Forced Labor
Brent Wilton
IOE
Ronnie Goldberg
USCIB
Mike Eastman
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Comments, Q&A and Plenary Discussion
Discussion facilitated by Ed Potter and Jan Beaves
Speakers serve as panel for discussion
4:30 - 5:00
Conclusions and Next steps