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Webinar: Lifelong and Intergenerational Impacts of Child Labor

Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 1:00–2:30PM EDT / 10:00–11:30AM PDT / 5:00–6:30PM GMT / 6:00–7:30PM BST / 7:00–8:30PM CAT & CEST / 8:00–9:30PM EAT & IDT / 10:30PM–12:00AM IST


Convened in collaboration with Empowerment Collective, this International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma webinar is held following June 12, the World Day Against Child Labour. The 2025 World Day takes place against the backdrop of recent releases of both the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking report: No country is immune: working together to end modern slavery & human trafficking, and the joint International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF report on global estimates and trends of child labour – both aiming at preventing and eliminating this “hidden” pernicious worldwide crime. International multidisciplinary, multidimensional panelists will share their own and others’ childhood slavery experiences, describe their long-term and intergenerational impacts, analyze root causes and advocate for effective ways of redressing this pervasive scourge.


Speakers:

Nasreen Sheikh

Born in an undocumented village on the India-Nepal border, Nasreen Sheikh was forced into child labor in Kathmandu’s textile factories at age 10. Escaping that cycle, she founded Local Women’s Handicrafts to break the rules of oppression and empower women. Today, as the founder of the Empowerment Collective, Nasreen champions survivor-led change, global economic transparency, and the fight to end modern slavery, sharing her story and vision as a global speaker and activist.


Amar Lal

From the nomadic Banjara community, Amar Lal experienced poverty, child labor, and displacement growing up. Rescued by a child rights activist in 2001, he was given access to education, which empowered him to advocate for children’s rights. Amar led the National Bal Panchayat and represented India at global forums. He graduated from law school in 2018 and now practices at the Delhi High Court, focusing on child labor and sexual abuse cases, turning his personal struggles into powerful advocacy.


Hawa Nanjobe Kimbugwe

A Ugandan visionary creative artist, social impact leader and advocate, Hawa gives voice to the struggles of discrimination, marginalization, multigenerational trauma and social injustice. Through performance poetry and community empowerment, she champions healing, women’s empowerment, and youth protection, tackling issues like child labor. As founder of Hawa Cares Initiative, Hawa collaborates with organizations and schools to drive positive change and enlighten futures.


Silke Albert

A qualified lawyer, Ms. Albert has worked on issues related to human trafficking and migrant smuggling for both intergovernmental and grassroots non-governmental organizations since 2001. At present, she is Team Leader, Child Trafficking, Survivor Engagement and Partnerships Team at the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section of UNODC. The team is currently preparing for the first-ever global forum for and with survivors of human trafficking (Vienna 24–25 June 2025).


Moderator:

Dr. Yael Danieli

A Clinical psychologist, traumatologist, victimologist and psychohistorian, Dr. Danieli is Founder, Executive Director and Senior Representative to the United Nations of the International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma (ICMGLT); Director, Group Project for Holocaust Survivors and their Children and Past-President, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.



 
 
 

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