Udenrigsudvalget 2010-11 (1. samling)
URU Alm.del Bilag 169
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ConferenceonChildLabour:ChallengesandPerspectivesEigtvedsPakhus,Copenhagen1June2011,8.30·13.00The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, UNICEF DenmarkandSave the Children Denmarkare hosting a conferenceon child labour in the morning of 1 June 2011. The conference provides an overview of key lessons learnt byprivate companies and civil society as well as an opportunity to discuss prospects for the promotion ofresponsible handling of child labour in future.Conference insights will provide important input on the specific aspects of child labour for the broader Children’sRights and Business Principles under development by UNICEF, Save the Children and the United Nation’sGlobal Compact, theChildren’s Rights & Business Principles Initiative.Aspirations of the conference organisers includea lively debate on how to strike the balance between realities on the ground in developing countries and the needfor more effective protection of children.
***Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Mr Søren Pind, Director of Marketing and Fundraising ofUNICEF Denmark Ms Gitte Jeppesen and Secretary General of Save The Children Denmark Ms Mimi Jakobsenset the scene in their welcoming statements
I. Opening - 8.30-9.15am
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
II. Keynotes: Child labour in an international perspective – 9.15-10.15am
Coffee – 10.15-10.30amIII. Perspectives: Child labour between companies and civil society – 10.30-11.15am•••Company case: Coop Consumer Policy Director Mogens Werge, CoopCompany case: Bestseller Corporate Sustainability Dorte Rye OlsenCivil society case: Danish Consumer Council, Head of Division Mette Boye•
IV. Discussion – Protection of children and realities on the ground - 11.15-12.00pmDialogue amongst participants is followed by plenary discussion with keynote speakers and panelists
V. Conclusion – 12.00-12.15pm••Reflections on the dayChildren’s Rights Guidelines - next steps
Network Lunch – 12.15-13.00pm***The conference takes place at Eigtveds Pakhus located at 2 Asiatisk Plads in central Copenhagen. The event isorganised jointly with conference service providers Verner Kristiansen ApS. To register for the event, send an
ConferenceonChildLabour:ChallengesandPerspectivesEigtvedsPakhus,Copenhagen1June2011,8.30·13.00email to[email protected].More details can be obtained by contacting Ebbe Vestergaard Jørgensenon (45) 2238 9791 or Verner Kristiansen on (45) 2741 2645 or[email protected].