International meeting: Taking next steps to end child labour in global supply chains, 27 & 28 January 2020, Leiden, Netherlands

Is your company looking for innovative solutions or does it have valuable insights to tackle child labour in your supply chain or country? Or do you want to learn where to start and like to engage in a constructive dialogue about practical solutions to help address challenges to end child labour by 2025?

Then we would like to invite you to join us on 27 and 28 January 2020 for our International meeting: Taking next steps to end child labour in global supply chains. This meeting will be an opportunity to hold an open constructive dialogue to share challenges, good practices and lessons learned and jointly formulate practical solutions and next steps.

The world is committed to the elimination of child labour by 2025, as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). During the IV International Child Labour Conference in Argentina in 2017, voluntary pledges were made to achieve target 8.7 of the SDGs. However, accelerated efforts are needed if we are to meet target 8.7 urgent deadlines.

Child labour is everybody’s responsibility. In today’s global supply chains, we struggle knowing where our products are made or under which circumstances raw materials are sourced. We know 152 million children are still victims of child labour. As consumers, as sourcing or employing companies, as governments, as communities and as NGOs, we all have our responsibilities towards these children. Therefore, we call on everybody to take next steps to end child labour.

During these 1,5 days, the organizers will actively facilitate meet & greet opportunities for participants to learn from each other. A great opportunity to expand your network! 

Registration & more information: www.takingnextsteps.nl

takingnextsteps@rvo.nl

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