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Organised by the Vietnam Nation al University-Law School\, Southeast Asian Human Rights and Peace Studies Network (SEAHRN)\, & the Strengthening Human Rights and Peace Research and Education in ASEAN/Southeast Asia Programme (SHAPE-SEA)\, in partnership with the International Labour Organization in Hanoi\, Vietnam
\n\nFor inquiries and to submit your abs tracts to aseanchildlabour@gmail.com
\nRationale
\nChild labour is a socio-economic pandemic that continues to plague the lives of many. In the Asia-Pacific Region alone\, there are ab out 62 Million children who are engaged in some form of labour.[1] In Vietnam\, in particular\, the 2018 National Child Labour Survey estimated\, there were 1\,031\,944 case s\, involving children aged between 5 to 17 years.[2]
\nLegal standards and mechanisms have be en either developed or reformed to diminish child labor. However\, based o n the recent rise in the number of cases\, legal safeguards seem to be not enough. There are many factors that still have to be addressed such as ge nder stereotypes\, gender-based violence\, poverty\, the lack of decent wo rk for adults\, the lack of social protection\, and failure to ensure qual ity education for all children. Furthermore\, the COVID-19 pandemic induce d severe inequalities and disrupted work/movements towards the protection of vulnerable peoples—including children. According to the UN Office of th e High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR)\, the pandemic has devastating short\, medium and long term effects on Children—specifically those who a re at the margins. This public health emergency not only restricts their m ovement\, but also impacts their mental and physical health\, as well as\, the full enjoyment of their basic rights.[3] As of the moment\, literature on child labour in relat ion to the pandemic in the region has\, so far\, been bleak.
\nOn th e regional front\, the ASEAN Secretariat\, together with the U.S. Agency f or International Development (USAID)\, U.S. Mission to ASEAN and the ILO o n 26-27 August 2020 in Jakarta organised the Regional Inter-Sectoral Works hop on the Renewal of the ASEAN Roadmap for the Elimination of the Worst F orms of Child Labour by 2025[4]. The Roadmap aims boost ASEAN’s collective resilience and agility in promoting the livelihoods of the people and well-being of children in par ticular. Moving forward\, the Roadmap will be submitted to the ASEAN Labou r Ministers for adoption. Under this project\, a conference involving vari ous stakeholders is also planned in 2021 to discuss follow-up actions.
\nIn light of the current situation\, the conference seeks to promote t he role and participation of scholars and research agencies in the prevent ion of child labor in ASEAN countries. This also aims to develop practical lessons on effective initiatives and models to improve the effectiveness of child labor prevention among scholars and researchers in Southeast Asia . It will also contribute to the expansion of multi-sectoral networks\, an d attract more discourses and actions on intersecting issues affecting chi d labour. It shall also emphasise on the role of governments in the preven tion of child labor and promotion of SDG Goal 8.7.
\nConfere nce Objectives
\nExpected Outcomes
\nThe goa l of this two-day online conference is to meaningfully contribute to the i mplementation of the ASEAN Roadmap for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2025\, and to enable long-term and sustainable means to fully prevent and eliminate of child labour in ASEAN/Southeast Asia.
\nConference Themes
\nParticipants
\nThe conference shall be a platform for scholars\, advocaates practitioners\, government officials and representatives from the ASEAN bodies\, ILO\, UN\ , civil society organizations and private sector in ASEAN to share knowled ge\, experiences and to discuss:
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\n[1] Global
estimates of child labour: Results and trends\, 2012-2016. International L
abour Office (ILO)\, Geneva\, 2017. https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/publ
ic/—dgreports/—dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_575499.pdf
\n[2] Second Viet Nam National Child
Labour Survey: Key findings\, https://www.ilo.org/hanoi/Whatwedo/Publicat
ions/WCMS_764357/lang–en/index.htm
\n[3] https://ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Children/ChildRight
s_2030Agenda.pdf
\n[4] https://asean.org/asean-reaffirms-commitment-eliminate-worst-forms-child
-labour/