ILO Live - Day 1 - Coalition Annual Forum

Ended

16 September 2026

13:30 - 16:30 GMT+2 (Europe/Zurich)

Geneva

Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

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13:30–14:30 (CEST) - Official opening

The opening session will set the strategic direction of the Forum and outline the Coalition’s priorities for the year ahead, with addresses by the Co-Chairs and Co-Vice-Chairs of its Coordinating Group.

14:30–15:40 (CEST) Partners in action: Delivering results through key interventions

The first panel will bring together Coalition partners to showcase key initiatives, take stock of progress and explore opportunities for further collaboration.

15:40-16:30 (CEST) Interactive session: Partner spotlight

Partners will share experiences and lessons learned, announce new commitments and invite others to join ongoing initiatives.

Interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian.

Opening session

Gilbert F. Houngbo

Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Jacqueline Mugo

President, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)

Luc Triangle

General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Luiz Marinho

Minister of Labour and Employment, Brazil

Mansukh Mandaviya

Minister of Labour and Employment, India

Partners in action: Delivering results through key interventions – Panel

Younes Sekkouri

Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Morocco

Botir Zakhidov

Minister of Employment and Poverty Reduction, Uzbekistan

Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman

President, Malaysia, Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF)

Christy Hoffman

General Secretary, UNI Global Union

Awa Dabo

United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Bettina Woll

Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Bettina Schaller

Head Group Public Affairs, The Adecco Group

Interactive session: Partner spotlight

Marie Laure Salles

Director, Geneva Graduate Institute, on behalf of Stellenbosch University, Geneva Graduate Institute and University of Panama

Lennard Constantine C. Serrano

Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment, Philippines

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Enas El-Fergany

Acting Head of the Social Affairs Sector, Director of the Refugees, Expatriates, and Migration Affairs Department on behalf of Mr Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General, League of Arab States

Apostolos Xirafis

Secretary General, International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS)

Irakiza Bonfils Maniraho

Vice-Director, International Policy and Advocacy, International ATD Fourth World Movement

Minna Melleri

Executive Director, World Employment Confederation (WEC)

Brian Burkett

Senior Counsel, Fasken LLP

Cristina Argudo

Deputy Director, C40 Cities

Day 1 - Coalition Annual Forum

Opening session

Partners in action: Delivering results through key interventions – Panel

Interactive session: Partner spotlight

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