Overcoming barriers and unleashing opportunities for social justice

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New York City
Smiling indigenous woman in Viet Nam

On World Day of Social Justice, the ILO and the Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the UN host a dialogue with Member States and UN institutions on how to address inequalities, reinforce labour institutions needed to uphold and protect the rights of workers and strengthen the social contract in order to achieve social justice.

Speakers

Aida Kasymalieva
Aida Kasymalieva
Permanent Representative, Kyrgyzstan, United Nations (UN)
Amina Mohammed
Amina Mohammed
Deputy Secretary General, United Nations (UN)

Video message

Gilbert F. Houngbo
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Video message

José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria
José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria
Minister of Finance, Colombia
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
Professor of International Affairs, The New School
Paola Simonetti
Paola Simonetti
Director, Equality Department, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Amadou Sako
Amadou Sako
Regional Adviser & Project Officer for Africa, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
Sinead Bovell
Sinead Bovell
ITU Generation Connect Visionaries Board; Founder of WAYE
Paula Narváez Ojeda
Paula Narváez Ojeda
Permanent Representative, United Nations (UN)
Ana Paula Zacarias
Ana Paula Zacarias
Permanent Representative, Portugal, United Nations (UN)
Burhan Gafoor
Burhan Gafoor
Permanent Representative, Singapore, United Nations (UN)
 Bakhtiyor Ibragimov
Bakhtiyor Ibragimov
Permanent Representative, Uzbekistan, United Nations (UN)
Aminata Ly Diop
Aminata Ly Diop
Deputy Permanent Representative, Senegal, United Nations (UN)

Moderators

Beate Andrees
Beate Andrees
Director, ILO Office for the United Nations
Chantal Line-Carpentier
Chantal Line-Carpentier
Chief, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)