Agenda  

 

Combating Forced Labor in Supply Chains

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.  Welcoming Remarks

  • Glenn Spencer, Senior Vice President, Employment Policy Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 

10:05 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.  Introduction

  • Stefan J. Marculewicz, Shareholder and Co-Chair, Business and Human Rights Practice Group, Littler Mendelson P.C. 

10:10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.  Program Overview

  • Michael Billet, Director, Policy Research, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

10:15 a.m. – 10:27 a.m.  Keynote: Putting Workers First

  • Thea Lee, Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor 

10:27 a.m. – 10:47 a.m.  Fireside Chat

  • Neil Giles, Chief Executive Officer, Traffik Analysis Hub

Moderator: David Niccolini, Partner and Shareholder, Evidencity, Inc. 

10:47 a.m. – 11:17 a.m.  Forced Labor Update

  • Marcia Eugenio, Director, the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) 
  • Eric Choy, Executive Director for Trade Remedy Law Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Moderator: Stefan J.Marculewicz, Shareholder and Co-Chair, Business and Human Rights Practice Group, Littler Mendelson P.C. 

11:17 a.m. – 11:37 a.m.  Summary of U.N. Report on Online Scam Operation and Trafficking Into Forced Criminality into Southeast Asia: Recommendations for a Human Rights Response (Pre-recorded)

  • Pia Oberoi, Senior Advisor on Migration and Human Rights (Asia Pacific), OHCHR Regional Office, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

11:37 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.  Can You See Me? Campaign: Labor Trafficking

  • Mollie Thorsen Andrews, U.S. Director of Advocacy and Corporate Engagement, A21
  • Michael Billet, Director, Policy Research, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Erin Donar, Vice President of Communications, National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA)
  • Peter Heimark, President, Heimark Distributing LLC

11:45 a.m.  Closing Remarks