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The Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour (winner of the ILO Innovation Award in 2019), a 31 countries tripartite action platform established to accelerate the eradication of child labour, celebrates&nbsp; it's 10 years of hard work. &nbsp;Follow Live, the opening ceremony and commemoration of ten years of tripartite work.&nbsp;

Brasilia

Opening ceremony and comemoration of a decade of commitment

Ten Years of the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour

Signing of the&nbsp; tripartite declaration de Brasilia made by the members of the&nbsp; Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour.&nbsp;

Closing session: Renewing our commitment for a region free of child labour

Brazil

Francisco Macena da Silva

Ministry of Labour and Employment

Panelists

Vice Minister of Labour and Employment

André Quintao Silva

National Secretary for Social Assistance, Ministry of Development, Social Assistance, Familly and Fight against hunger

Maria Luiza Ribeiro Lopes

Deputy Director, Brazilian Agency of International Cooperation (ABC)

Pilar Rodriguez

Coordinator, Technical Secretariat Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour

Celia Rosell

Director, Andalusian Agency for Internacional Development Cooperation

New York City

Washington

United States of America

Tanya Andrade

U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)

Division Chief for Latin America and Caribbean Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, & Human Trafficking

José Miguel de Lara Toledo

Cooperation Counsellor, Spanish Embassy in Brazil

Ana Virginia Moreira Gomes

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Moderator

Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

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