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Global launch: Virtual event

30th July 2020

webinar to launch the ilo toolkit for journalists

Register here for the Global Launch of the ILO toolkit for Journalists!

To commemorate the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the ILO is organising a webinar to launch the new toolkit for journalists Reporting on Forced Labour and Fair Recruitment.

This webinar will take place on 30 July, from 14:00 to 15:15 CET.
Register for the event
Download the Agenda

This week, the ILO will carry out a social media campaign to raise awareness of the tool and the importance of supporting quality reporting on forced labour and fair recruitment in achieving Target 8.7. This will include video messages from journalists from all regions of the world as well as celebrities and other supporters of quality media reporting on these topics. Please support the campaign by following @ILO on Twitter and retweeting campaign messages.

the toolkit

The ILO has developed this toolkit in a collaborative effort with contributions from professional journalists, communication professionals and topic experts. It has been pilot tested through media training workshops in a number of countries in all regions of the world. The toolkit is now available in English, French, Spanish (draft version) and Arabic. It has been adapted to the national context in Nepal and Sri Lanka.

See you all at the launch on Thursday!

Many thanks and kind regards,
Alliance 8.7 Secretariat

Dear friends,

The high-level (virtual) debate on "COVID-19 and child labour: Looking forward in times of crisis" to mark the World Day Against Child Labour will now take place at 4:30pm (CET) on 12th June.

Click here to follow the debate on ILO TV

The debate will be moderated by Ms Conny Czymoch and has the following panellists confirmed:

Mr. Guy Ryder, Director-General, ILO
Ms Henrietta Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF
Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Laureate and founder of the Global March Against Child Labour and the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation
Ms Geannina Dinarte, Minister of Labour, Costa Rica
Mr. Roberto Suarez-Santos, Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
Ms Sharan Burrow, Secretary-General, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Advocate formerly in child labour (tbc)

For more information about the event and panellists, please consult the World Day campaign page.

You are also kindly reminded to send in your questions to the panellists before 10 June COB CET to childlabour@ilo.org. You will also be able to pose questions during the debate live on ILO TV on YouTube. As time will permit only a very limited number of questions, we will gather other main questions during the debate and answer them on the campaign page in the week following the event.

We hope that you will be able to join us for this important event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour. We also encourage you to support the campaign on social media by following us on Twitter @ILO_NoChildLabour

Kind regards,

Alliance 8.7 Secretariat

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United States Department of Labor

USDOL to launch 2020 flagship reports

Alliance 8.7 Partners are cordially invited to participate in an experts'' panel discussion on 30 September at 10-11am EDT to highlight findings from USDOL''s 2020 flagship reports on child labour and forced labour.

Register for the event

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

Call for Proposals: Combating Modern Slavery Through Civil Society

Norad invites civil society organisations to submit proposals for projects combating modern slavery for the period 2020/2021-2023. Projects in Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder Countries, particularly Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda will be given priority. Find out more

United Against Slavery

United Against Slavery introduces the 2021 National Outreach Survey for Transportation

Congratulations to United Against Slavery - winners of the USDOT Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award!
On behalf of this award, United Against Slavery calls on the Alliance 8.7 community to support the development, dissemination and analysis of the comprehensive frontline survey for the transportation. Get involved!

Global Initiative on Transnational Organized Crime

24 hour Conference on Global Organized Crime

On 10 November 2020, the Global Initiative on Transnational Organized Crime will hold a 24h interactive conference on human trafficking and other issues. Read more

International Labour Organization and United Way Worldwide

New research project on forced labour

The ILO, in a research project supported by United Way Worldwide, is aiming to produce regional and global estimates on the cost to eradicate forced labour. Read more

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Dear friends,

On behalf of the International Labour Organization and UNICEF, we are pleased to invite you to participate in a high-level (virtual) debate on "COVID-19 and child labour: Looking forward in times of crisis", which will take place on 12 June at 3pm (CET), to mark the World Day Against Child Labour.

No registration is necessary, just click here to follow the debate on ILO TV

This debate takes place at a challenging time, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic and social crisis. The main background document for the debate will be a newly released joint ILO-UNICEF paper on the impact of COVID-19 on child labour. The paper looks at some of the main channels through which the pandemic is likely to affect progress towards the eradication of child labour.

The debate will also be an important moment to look ahead. The UN has declared 2021 the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. This provides an opportunity for all UN Member States and partners to join efforts to tackle child labour on the road to 2025, the date set by SDG Target 8.7 to end child labour in all its forms.

For more information about the event and panellists, please consult the World Day campaign page.

You are kindly invited to send your questions to the panellists ahead of the debate to childlabour@ilo.org by 10 June COB CET. You will also be able to pose questions during the debate live on ILO TV on YouTube. As time will permit only a very limited number of questions, we will gather other main questions during the debate and answer them on the campaign page in the week following the event.

We hope that you will be able to join us for this important event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour. We also encourage you to support the campaign on social media by following us on Twitter @ILO_NoChildLabour and retweeting campaign messages and videos for a weeklong campaign, starting this Saturday 6 June.

Kind regards,
Alliance 8.7 Secretariat

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Achieving SDG Target 8.7 and universal social protection in times of COVID-19

Dear Partners,

The Alliance 8.7 virtual side event to the 2020 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), is due to start in 30 minutes (8:00 – 9:00 am EDT).

Watch the event live on UNWebTV

See you all in one hour!

Many thanks and kind regards,

Alliance 8.7 Secretariat

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High-Level Political Forum

Virtual side event

Dear friends,

Thank you for participating in our side event to the High-Level Political Forum on Friday.

It was a fantastic opportunity to hear from Pathfinder Countries and key Partners on how our Partnership can be harnassed to achieve Target 8.7 and universal social protection during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

For those of you who were unable to attend, the recording is now available on the event page:

Access the recording here

Many thanks and kind regards,
Alliance 8.7 Secretariat

Dear friends,

Welcome to the latest update from our community of Partners. This COVID-19 specific newsletter highlights what some of our partners are doing to limit the negative effect of the pandemic on reaching SDG Target 8.7 as well as recent publications, upcoming and recorded webinars on the topic.

We welcome further contributions from Partners to following editions.

News and activities

Supporting families and children in need

Global March Against Child Labour network members across Asia, Africa and Latin America are supporting vulnerable populations to minimise the risk of an increase in child labour.

World Day Against Child Labour - 12th June 2020
COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever

This year’s world day focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on child labour with a virtual campaign looking forward to the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour in 2021.

Participate in Tech Against Trafficking''s Survey on COVID-19 and human trafficking

Tech Against Trafficking is conducting a survey to better understand the near and long-term impacts of COVID-19 and inform how Tech Against Trafficking can best advance anti-trafficking efforts in 2020.

World Vision and USDOL project in Mexico raises awareness of increased risk of child labour

In response to the pandemic, the Campos de Esperanza project is using leaflets, posters, and radio broadcasts to get the word out about the risks of COVID-19 to children and families working on sugar and coffee farms in remote communities.

Partners of the Americas launch campaign on COVID-19

USDOL-funded projects Avanza and Palma Futuro in Colombia and the Okakuaa project in Paraguay launch awareness-raising campaigns on the risk of COVID-19 to those vulnerable to exploitation.

USDOL-funded research by University of California-Berkeley on impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable workers

Researchers at Berkeley studying the potential exploitation of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong.

recent publications on Target 8.7 and covid-19



Anti-Slavery International published "Leaving No-one Behind" with guidance for policymakers, donors and businesses on COVID-19 and modern slavery



The Walk Free Foundation published "Protecting People in a Pandemic" on the impact of COVID-19 on migrant and other vulnerable workers

UNODC thematic brief looks at COVID-19 impact on Trafficking in Persons

A rapid stocktaking by UNODC finds that human trafficking victims are being denied shelter due to COVID-19 lockdowns.

Delta 8.7 reviews impact of COVID-19 on Target 8.7

Delta 8.7 finds that COVID-19 heightens risks for those already exploited, increases the risks of exploitation and disrupts response efforts.

Technical Note: COVID-19 and Child Labour

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action issues technical note offering guidance and information to practitioners and policy-makers.

upcoming webinars

14th May

	The Walk Free Foundation is holding a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable workers at 9AM (AWST) 14 May 2020, featuring panellists from business, government and civil society. Register

21st May

	The next Alliance 8.7 webinar for Partners will be on child labour and COVID-19 will include the following speakers: ILO, MV Foundation (India) on behalf of the Stop Child Labour Coalition and a representative from the Government of Peru.

recent webinars

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) podcast on COVID-19 and human trafficking

Speakers include Quinn Sandor Kepes (Verité), Anna Borgström (NetClean Technologies), Judie Kaberia (Wayamo Foundation), Ioana Sandescu Bauer (eLiberare) and Caitlin Wyndham (Blue Dragon Children''s Foundation). Listen to the podcast

Watch Freedom United''s webinar on the hidden victims of COVID-19

Freedom United''s Executive Director, Joanna Ewart-James and Advocacy Officer Herrana Addisu discuss the documented impact of COVID-19 on modern slavery.

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS ON TARGET 8.7 AND COVID-19

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Update from Partners

November 2020

Freedom From Slavery Forum 2020

Many Alliance 8.7 Partners participated in this year''s Forum: UNU, Walk Free Foundation, University of Nottingham, United Way WorldWide, ILO, Global March, Free the Slaves, Freedom Fund, USDOL and Pathfinder Country Costa Rica joined the Alliance 8.7 Chair Ms Anousheh Karvar to discuss research, advocacy, fundraising and what we can learn from survivors to eradicate forced labour, human trafficking and modern slavery. Read more

Alliance 8.7 Chair and Partners at the C20 summit

The Success Triangle to Eliminating Child Labour

Ms Anousheh Karvar joined Kailash Satyarthi and Alliance 8.7 Partners Action Against Child Exploitation (ACE), the General Agricultural Workers'' Union, the Walk Free Foundation to discuss?CSO-Business-Government collaboration in achieving Target 8.7

Register to access recording

Upcoming events

19 November

	Alliance 8.7 partners are warmly invited to the next Annual Meeting of the ILO''s Global Business Network on Forced Labour on 19 November from 15:00 to 17:00 CET with interpretation in English, French, and Spanish. Register here

20 November

	On Universal Children's Day the French music group KIDS UNITED will release a new song on child labour "Take a Stand" to help raise awareness about the issue ahead of the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour in 2021. Please consult the ILO Trello Board for promotional materials and share these with your networks.

23-27 November

	All Pathfinder Country focal points will come together for the first time to share experiences and lessons learned on the Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder Country process to date. Read more

24 November

	Alliance 8.7 partners are welcome to participate in this year''s Child Labour Platform (CLP) Annual Meeting on November 24th at 15:00 CET. Register here and download the agenda.

International Labour Organization

Survey: Tell us how you use ILO data and stories

This 10-minute survey will help the ILO hone its insights on how the Alliance 8.7 community uses ILO stories and data to advocate for Target 8.7 issues. Take survey

Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC commits to Pathfinder Country Process

At the 9th meeting of the Alliance 8.7 Global Coordinating Group, the Secretary-General of Mining expressed his Government''s interest in becoming a Pathfinder Country?Read more

Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour

Regional Initiative celebrates 6 years of commitment to end child labour

Last month, 30 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, 7 employers? organizations, 7 workers? organizations commemorated the 6th?anniversary of the Regional Initiative in a context of uncertainty and crisis.

War Child UK

COVID-19 in Fragile Humanitarian Contexts

New brief featuring stories of children and their families to illustrate the challenges being faced because of COVID-19 in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Iraq and Yemen. Download report

Dear Partners,

Alliance 8.7 is organising a virtual side event to the 2020 High-Level Political Forum on
Sustainable Development (HLPF). The event, “Achieving SDG Target 8.7 and universal
social protection in times of COVID-19” is sponsored by the Government of France and the Government of Argentina and will take place on Friday 10 July, from 8:00 – 9:00 am (EDT).

how to participate:

	•	Register for the event here: RSVP form

	•	The event will take place live on UNWebTV Watch live here

	•	The agenda with the list of panellists will be uploaded shortly: Event page

	•	You are kindly invited to send your questions for the panellists ahead of the debate and up until 8th July by contacting the Secretariat: Contact us

The HLPF is the main United Nations platform on sustainable development and it has a
central role in the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level. For the second consecutive year, the Alliance 8.7 HLPF side event will be an important opportunity to showcase progress made by Pathfinder Countries towards SDG Target 8.7 on eradicating forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking and, by 2025, ending child labour in all its forms.

Building upon the Alliance 8.7 joint statement issued in May this year in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 side event will focus on the importance of social protection to protect the most vulnerable, and the need to go beyond immediate relief to ensure
comprehensive, shock-responsive and universal social protection systems, including social protection floors.

The event will be opened by the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, who will launch the
Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder Countries’ e-reports. Pathfinder countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America will highlight concrete action taken to tackle the root causes of child labour, forced labour and human trafficking, with a specific focus on action in the area of social protection in the context of COVID-19.

Many thanks and kind regards,

Alliance 8.7 Secretariat

Welcome to the latest update from Partners of Alliance 8.7. We hope you are all coping well in these difficult times and that your work towards achieving SDG Target 8.7 has not been greatly impacted. Below you will find a message from the Chair on our collective response to the current global crisis followed by a list of Partners'' recent milestones in eliminating child labour, forced labour, human trafficking and modern slavery. We will be sending out a COVID-19 specific newsletter shortly after this one.

message from the chair of alliance 8.7

Alliance 8.7 chair calls on partners to come together to respond to crisis

Anousheh Karvar delivers video message addressing all Alliance 8.7 partners in a call to action to protect vulnerable groups affected by Target 8.7 issues in a coordinated response to the COVID19 crisis. Watch video

Number of Pathfinder Countries reaches 21

Costa Rica, Côte d''Ivoire, Guatemala and Honduras have acquired Pathfinder status so far this year. More information will follow soon on how these countries will go further and faster to reach Target 8.7.

See full list

Minderoo Foundation launch project

The Measurement, Action, Freedom project is a tool for citizens, non-government organisations (NGOs), businesses, and governments to understand current legislative and policy responses to modern slavery. It provides an independent assessment of 183 governments and their responses to the challenge of Sustainable Development Goal 8.7.

Read Symposium on Delta 8.7''s website

Please share Sri Lankan music video against child labour!

Ridma Weerawardena is one of Sri Lanka’s most popular and talented young musical artists. He is also the latest artist to join the ILO’s Global Music Against Child Labour Initiative. His latest song Punchi Aththatu, which translates in English as ‘Let them fly’, was launched late last year in Colombo. Watch video

Conference on child labour in supply chains

In January 2020, the Dutch Government, Global March and the ILO convened a conference on child labour in supply chains. A follow-up webinar will be organised shortly for Alliance 8.7 Partners. Read more

100 organisations call for EU law to address abuses in supply chains

A coalition of a hundred organisations, including Alliance 8.7 Partner Anti-Slavery International, has called on the European Union to develop effective legislation obliging companies and financial institutions to address the human rights and environmental impact of their global operations and supply chains. See Press Release

Incorporating the voices of working children in public policy

Alliance 8.7 Partners Kindernothilfe and Terre des Hommes, among others, are behind the It’s Time to Talk! – Children’s Views on Children’s Work campaign. The campaign has produced new tools based on the views of more than 1,800 working children from 36 countries.