Overcoming barriers and unleashing opportunities for social justice

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New York City
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On World Day of Social Justice, the ILO and the Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the UN host a dialogue with Member States and UN institutions on how to address inequalities, reinforce labour institutions needed to uphold and protect the rights of workers and strengthen the social contract in order to achieve social justice.

Speakers

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Aida Kasymalieva
Permanent Representative, Kyrgyzstan, United Nations (UN)
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Amina Mohammed
Deputy Secretary General, United Nations (UN)

Video message

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Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Video message

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José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria
Minister of Finance, Colombia
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Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
Professor of International Affairs, The New School
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Paola Simonetti
Director, Equality Department, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
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Amadou Sako
Regional Adviser & Project Officer for Africa, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
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Sinead Bovell
ITU Generation Connect Visionaries Board; Founder of WAYE
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Paula Narváez Ojeda
Permanent Representative, United Nations (UN)
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Ana Paula Zacarias
Permanent Representative, Portugal, United Nations (UN)
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Burhan Gafoor
Permanent Representative, Singapore, United Nations (UN)
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Bakhtiyor Ibragimov
Permanent Representative, Uzbekistan, United Nations (UN)
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Aminata Ly Diop
Deputy Permanent Representative, Senegal, United Nations (UN)

Moderators

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Beate Andrees
Director, ILO Office for the United Nations
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Chantal Line-Carpentier
Chief, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)