Key statements by the organisers

  • Sigrid Kaag, Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
  • Kalaish Satyarthi of the Global March against Child Labour, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate of 2014, child rights activist from India
  • Guy Ryder, Director General of the International Labour Organization

What action is needed (now) from every stakeholder to achieve SDG 8.7, the elimination of child labour?  The panelists will explain their views on why this meeting is timely and what they need from the relevant stakeholders. They will also discuss roles and next steps they can take to end child labour in global supply chains.