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Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Debt Bondage in India
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A two-day workshop co-organized by the International Labour Organisation, with the collaboration of the FIP, was held in Sohna, Haryana on February 19 and 20, 2009. This workshop, which brought together academics, practitioners, trade unions and policy makers, had as an objective to share knowledge and to stimulate complementary action from and between different actors in order to determine the way forward in fighting debt bondage.
Programme
Thursday, 19th February
Unfree Labour in India
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Arrival of participants. Tea/Coffee |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | Welcome and Introduction Andre Bogui and Coen Kompier ILO, SRO-New Delhi |
| 11.15 – 13.30 | Unfree Labour in India Jan Breman and Isabelle Guérin Followed by discussion |
| 13.30 – 14.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30 – 15.30 | Conceptualizing Continuity and Change in Emerging Forms of Labour Bondage in India Ravi Srivastava Followed by discussion |
| 15.30 – 16.30 | Unfree Labour and the Judiciary Kamala Sankaran Followed by discussion |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Tea/Coffee |
| 17.00 - 18.30 | Last presentation Unfree Labour Surinder Jodhka Followed by discussion |
| 19.00 – 20.30 | Dinner |
| 20.30 – 21.30 | From theory to Practice Film by Centre for Education and Communication Highlights of interventions by CEC J. John, Executive Director CEC |
| R&R |
Friday, 20 February (World Social Justice Day)
Practical interventions
| 08.30 – 09.15 | ILO and its Special Action Programme against Forced Labour : South Asia and beyond Caroline O’Reilly, SAP-FL, ILO Geneva |
| 09.15 – 10.00 | ILO Bonded Labour Project Tamil Nadu : Past and future approach Maria Sathya, ILO Chennai |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Inputs from participants and discussion
Moderated by : Jan Breman |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Tea/Coffee |
| 11.00 – 11.45 | Interventions and work by Bandhua Mukti Morcha (BMM) or Bonded Labour Liberation Front (BLLF) President BMM Swami Agnivesh |
| 11.45 – 12.30 | Inputs from participants and discussion
Moderated by Isabelle Guerin |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 – 13.45 | Legal Framework Revision of Act in India : what is the way forward ? Coen Kompier, ILO, SRO-New Delhi |
| 13.45 – 14.30 | Discussion/inputs on legislation Moderated by ILO |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Recommendations to policy makers Jan Breman and Caroline O’Reilly |
| Vote of thanks and departure |
Funding
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Venue
The WESTIN Sohna-Gurgaon, Rsort & Spa, Vatika Triangle, 7th Floor, Sushant Lok 1, MG Road, Gurgaon 122 002, Haryana.
Participants
- Jan Breman
- Isabelle Guerin
- Prabhu Mohapatra
- Ravi Shankar Srivastava
- J. John
- Surinder Singh Jodhka
- Kamala Sankaran
- Swami Agnivesh
- R. P. K. Murugesan
- B.P. Pant, Secretary (Coordination),
- P. Stephen
- G. Venkatasubramanian
- Stanzin Dolkar
- Caroline O’Reilly
- Coen Kompier
- Maria Sathya
- Neetu Lamba
- Shashi Govardhan
Dernier ajout : 10 mars 2009.