BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//107.180.44.124//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:http://www.shapesea.com X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Bangkok BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Bangkok X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Bangkok BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19200401T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+064204 TZOFFSETTO:+0700 TZNAME:ICT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5938@shapesea.com DTSTAMP:20240329T140107Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en:Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Organised by the Vietnam National University-Law School\, South east Asian Human Rights and Peace Studies Network (SEAHRN)\, & the Strengt hening Human Rights and Peace Research and Education in ASEAN/Southeast As ia Programme (SHAPE-SEA)\, in partnership with the International Labour Or ganization in Hanoi\, Vietnam\n\nFor inquiries and to submit your abstract s to aseanchildlabour@gmail.com\nRationale\nChild labour is a socio-econom ic pandemic that continues to plague the lives of many. In the Asia-Pacifi c Region alone\, there are about 62 Million children who are engaged in so me form of labour.[1] In Vietnam\, in particular\, the 2018 National Chil d Labour Survey estimated\, there were 1\,031\,944 cases\, involving child ren 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\, literatur e on child labour in relation to the pandemic in the region has\, so far\, been bleak.\nOn the regional front\, the ASEAN Secretariat\, together wit h the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)\, U.S. Mission to ASEAN and the ILO on 26-27 August 2020 in Jakarta organised the Regional I nter-Sectoral Workshop on the Renewal of the ASEAN Roadmap for the Elimina tion of the Worst Forms 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 particular. Moving forward\, the Roadmap will be submitted to the ASEAN Labour Ministers for adoption. Und er this project\, a conference involving various stakeholders is also plan ned in 2021 to discuss follow-up actions.\nIn light of the current situati on\, the conference seeks to promote the role and participation of scholar s and research agencies in the prevention of child labor in ASEAN countrie s. This also aims to develop practical lessons on effective initiatives an d models to improve the effectiveness of child labor prevention among scho lars and researchers in Southeast Asia. It will also contribute to the exp ansion of multi-sectoral networks\, and attract more discourses and action s on intersecting issues affecting chid labour. It shall also emphasise on the role of governments in the prevention of child labor and promotion of SDG Goal 8.7.\nConference Objectives\n\nTo increase awareness among schol ars\, practitioners\, public officers\, the corporate\, industrial sectors on child labor standards and problems\;\nTo foster teaching and studying children’s rights in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Specifically\, VNU-LS wil l have sufficiently reading/teaching materials for the Master Programme on human rights law\;\nTo build a strong regional and local network of lectu rers\, researchers and scholars at Vietnamese university\, and Southeast A sian experts and scholars\; and\nTo disseminate materials developed from t he conference: a book published within this project will be sent to relate d local state agencies\, social organizations and academic institutions fo r education\, reference and other professional purposes.\n\nExpected Outco mes\nThe goal of this two-day online conference is to meaningfully contrib ute to the implementation of the ASEAN Roadmap for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2025\, and to enable long-term and sustaina ble means to fully prevent and eliminate of child labour in ASEAN/Southeas t Asia.\nConference Themes \n\nChild Labour\, COVID-19 and the New Normal in ASEAN/Southeast Asia\nRelevant Domestic\, Regional and International La ws and Institutions\nEducation. Poverty and Child Labour\nGendered Lived E xperiences of Child Labour\nRoles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders (Go vernments\, Employers\, Civil Society\, Media)\nProtection of Child Victim s of Trafficking\nGood Practices and Solutions to prevent and eliiminate C hild Labour\n\nParticipants\nThe conference shall be a platform for schola rs\, advocaates practitioners\, government officials and representatives f rom the ASEAN bodies\, ILO\, UN\, civil society organizations and private sector in ASEAN to share knowledge\, experiences and to discuss:\n\nThe ro le and participation of scholars\, researchers\, universities and research institutes in the prevention of child labor\;\nKnowledge and experience o n child labor prevention\, including policy framework\, laws\, action prog rams\, research\, communication\, teaching\, initiatives\, coordination mo del\, and good lessons in this area in Southeast Asia\nDevelop and/or stre ngthen multi-stakeholder collaboration in the field of child labor prevent ion and reduction in the region.\n\n_________________________________\n[1] Global estimates of child labour: Results and trends\, 2012-2016. Interna tional Labour Office (ILO)\, Geneva\, 2017. https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/gro ups/public/—dgreports/—dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_575499.pdf\n[2] Se cond Viet Nam National Child Labour Survey: Key findings\, https://www.ilo .org/hanoi/Whatwedo/Publications/WCMS_764357/lang–en/index.htm\n[3] https: //ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Children/ChildRights_2030Agenda.pdf\n[4] http s://asean.org/asean-reaffirms-commitment-eliminate-worst-forms-child-labou r/ DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210605 LOCATION:Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Online Conference on Combating Child Labour in ASEAN/Southeast Asia URL:http://www.shapesea.com/event/online-conference-on-combating-child-labo ur-in-asean-southeast-asia/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;http://www.shapesea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/ 02/Child-Labour-4-002-4-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;http://www.shape sea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Child-Labour-4-002-4-300x200.jpg\;300\; 200\;1\,large\;http://www.shapesea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Child-La bour-4-002-4.jpg\;810\;539\;\,full\;http://www.shapesea.com/wp-content/upl oads/2021/02/Child-Labour-4-002-4.jpg\;960\;639\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nOrganised by the Vietnam National University-Law School\, Southeast Asian Human Rights and Peace Studies Network (SEAHRN)\, & the St rengthening Human Rights and Peace Research and Education in ASEAN/Southea st Asia Programme (SHAPE-SEA)\, in partnership with the International Labo ur Organization in Hanoi\, Vietnam
\n\nFor inquiries and to submit your abstracts 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 about 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 cases\, involving children aged between 5 to 17 years.[2]
\nLegal standards and mechanisms have been either developed or refo rmed to diminish child labor. However\, based on the recent rise in the nu mber of cases\, legal safeguards seem to be not enough. There are many fac tors that still have to be addressed such as gender stereotypes\, gender-b ased violence\, poverty\, the lack of decent work for adults\, the lack of social protection\, and failure to ensure quality education for all child ren. Furthermore\, the COVID-19 pandemic induced severe inequalities and d isrupted work/movements towards the protection of vulnerable peoples—inclu ding children. According to the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Huma n Rights (OHCHR)\, the pandemic has devastating short\, medium and long te rm effects on Children—specifically those who are at the margins. This pub lic health emergency not only restricts their movement\, but also impacts their mental and physical health\, as well as\, the full enjoyment of thei r basic rights.[3] As of t he moment\, literature on child labour in relation to the pandemic in the region has\, so far\, been bleak.
\nOn the regional front\, the ASEA N Secretariat\, together with the U.S. Agency for International Developmen t (USAID)\, U.S. Mission to ASEAN and the ILO on 26-27 August 2020 in Jaka rta organised the Regional Inter-Sectoral Workshop on the Renewal of the A SEAN Roadmap for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 202 5[4]. The Roadmap aims boo st ASEAN’s collective resilience and agility in promoting the livelihoods of the people and well-being of children in particular. Moving forward\, t he Roadmap will be submitted to the ASEAN Labour Ministers for adoption. U nder this project\, a conference involving various stakeholders is also pl anned in 2021 to discuss follow-up actions.
\nIn light of the curren t situation\, the conference seeks to promote the role and participation o f scholars and research agencies in the prevention of child labor in ASEAN countries. This also aims to develop practical lessons on effective initi atives and models to improve the effectiveness of child labor prevention a mong scholars and researchers in Southeast Asia. It will also contribute t o the expansion of multi-sectoral networks\, and attract more discourses a nd actions on intersecting issues affecting chid labour. It shall also emp hasise on the role of governments in the prevention of child labor and pro motion of SDG Goal 8.7.
\nConference Objectives
\nThe goal of this two-day online co nference is to meaningfully contribute to the implementation of the ASEAN Roadmap for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2025\, a nd to enable long-term and sustainable means to fully prevent and eliminat e of child labour in ASEAN/Southeast Asia.
\nConference Them es
\nParticipants
\nThe conference shall be a platf orm for scholars\, advocaates practitioners\, government officials and rep resentatives from the ASEAN bodies\, ILO\, UN\, civil society organization s and private sector in ASEAN to share knowledge\, experiences and to disc uss:
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\n[1] Global estimates of child labour: R
esults and trends\, 2012-2016. International Labour Office (ILO)\, Geneva\
, 2017. https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—dgreports/—dcomm/documen
ts/publication/wcms_575499.pdf
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\n[3] https://
ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Children/ChildRights_2030Agenda.pdf
\n[4] https://asean.org/asean-re
affirms-commitment-eliminate-worst-forms-child-labour/