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9:00-9:10am
Opening Video Segment
Welcome and Opening Remarks
--Department of Labor Auditorium
Alexis M. Herman
U.S. Secretary of Labor 9:10-9:20am Juan Somavia
Director General, International Labour Organization
9:20-9:30am The Honorable Tom Harkin
United States Senator 9:30-9:40am Gene Sperling
Director, National Economic Council 9:40-9:50am
John Sweeney President, AFL-CIO
9:50-10:00am Tom Niles
President, U.S. Council for International Business
10:00-10:05am Introduction of Ministers of Labor -Juan Somavia,
Director General, International Labour Organization 10:05-10:45am
Participation by Foreign Ministers of Labor Jorge Nieto Menendez, Minister of Labor and
Social Security of El Salvador
Surendra Hamal, State Minister for Labor and
Transport of Nepal
William Lukuvi, Deputy Minister of Labor and
Youth Development of Tanzania
10:45-11:35am Participation by Former Child Laborers
Welcome by Secretary Alexis M. Herman
Introduction by Liz Kramsky,
Brattleboro Union High School
Julekha Akhter, Former Child Laborer, Bangladesh
Juan Alberto Hernandez, Former Child Laborer, Guatemala
Mwaja Mahundi, Former Child Laborer, Tanzania
12:00-1:45pm Lunch--DOL Great Hall
Child Labor Video Presentation 1:45-3:15pm Concurrent Sessions
Session I:
Raising Awareness on Child Labor (DOL Auditorium)
SessionII: Implementing Effective Strategies in the Workplace
Moderato r: |
David Miller, President, Toy Manufacturers of America
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Panelists: |
1.Rijk van Haarlem, Chief Technical Advisor and Monitoring Expert, IPEC |
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2.Aseema Zahoor, IPEC Monitor (Pakistan) |
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3. William Hempstead Smith, Vice President, Funrural (Guatemala) |
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4. Dr. Irfan Yazman,Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Handicrafts (Turkey) |
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5.Saroj Rai, Executive Director, Nepal Rugmark Foundation (Nepal) |
3:30-5:15pm Concurrent Sessions
Session III:
Providing Educational Opportunities (DOL Auditorium)
Session IV: Reworking the Economic Equation: Raising Family Earnings Potential
5:30-5:45 Conclusions and Closing Remarks--DOL Auditorium ILO Director General, Juan Somavia U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman
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