Ms Vera Paquete-Perdigão is the Director of the Governance and Tripartism Department (GOVERNANCE) at the International Labour Organization. GOVERNANCE provides advice and assistance on a range of topics related to the governance of labour and employment relations. The department is responsible for promoting social dialogue and tripartism across socio-economic policy agendas, as well as for supporting well-balanced labour law reforms, achieving decent, safe and healthy working conditions, and serving as a centre of excellence on policies and action to support the realization of fundamental principles and rights at work.
The panel aims to understand and shed light on the complex root causes of child labour and its consequences in terms of perpetuating the cycle of poverty and situations of child labour.