2009 ENGAGING BUSINESS: ADDRESSING CHILD LABOR
Wednesday
25th FEBRUARY 2009
8:30 - 8:45
Welcome and Opening Comments from The Coca-Cola Company
Welcome from The Coca-Cola Company
Muhtar Kent
President and Chief Executive Officer, 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
8:45 - 10:45
Key Note Speakers—Child Labor in the Global Economy: the Impact of Child Labor on Business
Moderator
Ronnie Goldberg
Executive Vice President, U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB)
Speaker
Michele Jankanish
Director, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labor of the International Labor Organization (IPEC)
Marcia Eugenio
Director, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, U.S. Department of Labor
Anna Walker
Senior Manager, Worldwide Government Affairs and Public Policy, Levi Strauss & Co.
Bennett Freeman
Senior Vice President for Social Research and Policy, The Calvert Group
10:45 - 11:00
BREAK
11:00 - 12:30
Tackling Child Labor: Business Approaches and Lessons Learned – Panel Discussion
Moderator
Cindy Sawyer
Work Environment and Workplace Rights Director, The Coca-Cola Company
Speaker
Benjamin Smith
Chief Technical Advisor, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labor, International Labor Organization
Bill Guyton
President, World Cocoa Foundation
Paulina Dobud
Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Telefónica – Movistar Chile
12:30 - 1:30
LUNCH
1:30 - 2:15
Available Resources to Address Child Labor - Panel Discussion
Moderator
Brent Wilton
Speaker
Barbara Leon
Advisor, IOE – ACT/EMP “Eliminating Child Labor: Guides for Employers”
Benjamin Smith
Chief Technical Advisor, International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor, International Labor Organization (IPEC)
Marcia Eugenio
Director, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, U.S. Department of Labor
John Trew
Senior Technical Advisor, Child Labor and Education, CARE
2:15 - 3:00
Facilitated Table Discussions Table Discussions: Focus on key questions regarding Child Labor
Tools / Resources
What tools and resources are most helpful to business in addressing child labor and what additional tools are needed?
Barriers / Successful Strategies
- What barriers and challenges have you encountered or do you anticipate?
- Which business strategies have been effective or could be effective in addressing Child Labor and overcoming the barriers?
- How have you dealt with the media, what lessons have you learned?
Employer Organizations
What role should employer/business organizations play to support the efforts of business in combating Child Labor at national/international levels?
Collect and Share Experiences
- How should we (Employers, Employer Organizations, Governments and NGOs) collect and share experiences, information and best practices?
- How should be continued building relationships on this topic?
3:00 - 3:15
BREAK
4:15 - 4:45
Engaging business at national and international levels on Child Labor - - Where do we go from here?
Brent Wilton
IOE
Ronnie Goldberg
USCIB
Mike Eastman
US Chamber
4:45 - 5:00
Conclusions and Next Steps