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  1. Child labour in a changing world: high-level panel on emerging challenges and opportunities
  1. 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

Child labour in a changing world: high-level panel on emerging challenges and opportunities

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11 February 2026
14:30 - 16:15 GMT+1 (Europe/Zurich)
Marrakesh
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This high-level panel will bring together senior representatives of governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations and international organizations to reflect on how these evolving global dynamics are reshaping the challenge of child labour and the policy responses required to address it. The discussion will focus on strategic implications for progress toward the elimination of child labour up to and beyond 2030.

Panellists will consider how climate change, conflict and displacement, demographic change, technological transformation and evolving supply chains are interacting to influence child labour risks across regions and sectors. The discussion will examine the extent to which existing policy frameworks and institutional arrangements remain fit for purpose, and where adaptation or innovation is required.

Interpretation is not available for the online broadcast.

Panelists

Jordania Ureña Lora
Jordania Ureña Lora
Deputy General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Roberto Suárez Santos
Roberto Suárez Santos
Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
Younes Sekkouri
Younes Sekkouri
Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Morocco
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Mohammad Haidar
Mohammad Haidar
Minister of Labour, Lebanon
Nkeiruka Onyejeocha
Nkeiruka Onyejeocha
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nigeria
Ali Bin Saeed bin Samikh Al Marri
Ali Bin Saeed bin Samikh Al Marri
Minister of Labour, Qatar
Miriam Catarina  Roquel Chavez
Miriam Catarina Roquel Chavez
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Guatemala
Fayez Ali Al-mutairi
Fayez Ali Al-mutairi
Director-General, Arab Labour Organization
Mahinda Jayasinghe
Mahinda Jayasinghe
Deputy Minister of Labour, Sri Lanka, Ministry of Labour

Moderator

Gaita Kalemba
Gaita Kalemba
Associate, Leaders On Purpose
Event details

Date

11 February 2026
14:30 - 16:15 GMT+1

Location

Plenary Hall, Marrakech Convention Centre, Marrakesh, Morocco

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