The National Ministerial Advisory Commission for the Eradication of Child Labor and Protection of Adolescent Workers, of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, and the Intersectoral Table on Trafficking in Persons, of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security, meet today and tomorrow within the framework of the "Strategic Workshop 8.7: Chile as a pioneer country of Alliance 8.7".

The workshop, organized jointly by both government entities, aims to agree on a 2019-2021 Roadmap to accelerate the articulated implementation of policies on both issues and advance in the achievement of Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030.

In this space, in which progress in the fight against child labor and human trafficking will be analyzed and shared challenges will be identified, representatives of employers 'and workers' organizations, civil society organizations and government agencies will also participate. United Nations system in the country. It will be inaugurated by the Undersecretary of Labor, Fernando Arab, and by the Standards Specialist of the ILO Office for the Southern Cone, Humberto Villasmil. 

This workshop is the first step taken by a country in Latin America and the Caribbean as a pioneer country of Alliance 8.7 . In 2018, Chile received an invitation from the International Labor Organization to join this global group made up of governments, employers 'and workers' organizations, international civil society organizations, the UN, specialized regional initiatives and research institutions, in order to achieve Target 8.7 of the 2030 Agenda. 

The Chilean government has shown sustained commitment to achieve the SDGs and, especially, Target 8.7. Since 2014, it is an active member of the  Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean free of child labor (IR) ; In 2015, it developed its  National Strategy for the eradication of child labor and the protection of adolescent workers 2015-2025 ,  and to date it is updating its  National Action Plan against Trafficking in Persons  for the period 2019-2022 .

It should be noted that, during the workshop, Chile will present a preview of the experimental application of the Child Labor Vulnerability Index, a tool created by the ILO and ECLAC within the framework of the Regional Initiative, with the objective of a) identifying the territories most vulnerable to child labor and b) define  multisectoral actions  to  interrupt the trajectory of child labor,  advance in the effective implementation of public policies on the matter and accompany Chile in its commitment to declare itself a country free of child labor in 2025.

At the end of the workshop, the official adoption of the 2019-2021 Roadmap is expected by the Undersecretary of Labor, Fernando Arab, and the Undersecretary of the Interior, Rodrigo Ubilla.