Agenda
Agenda
Registration and Breakfast Networking.
(Marina Grand Salón – 2nd Floor)
Forum Opening
Addresses by Dr. Nick Morgan - Director of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies of Newcastle University, Tim Stew - United Kingdom Ambassador to Panama , Gustavo Abdiel Aguilar-Miranda - Conference Organizer, and Dr. Asif Altaf - Global Well-being Program Coordinator. International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF).
PANEL 1 - EQUAL RIGHT COALITION
The Equal Rights Coalition (ERC) is an intergovernmental body that has 42 member states. It aims to advocate for the protection of the rights of LGBTIQ+ people through participation in different groups in society. The panel seeks to share what the coalition does and how it works, as well as successful cases implemented by member states promoting the protection of LGBTIQ+ rights from a multidimensional and intersectoral perspective.
PANEL 2 - THE ROLE OF THE MARITIME UNION IN THE PROTECTION OF LGBTIQ+ EMPLOYEES
This panel aims to discuss potential inclusive strategies that protect and guarantee the rights of LGBTIQ+ employees within the maritime sector and to evaluate practices implemented in other sectors that can be exported to the maritime sector for the benefit of all employees, especially those of the LGBTIQ+ community.
Networking Coffee
PANEL 3 - OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION (MLC) IN THE PROTECTION OF LGBTIQ+ EMPLOYEES
This panel aims to discuss potential inclusive strategies that protect and guarantee the rights of LGBTIQ+ employees within the maritime sector and to evaluate practices implemented in other sectors that can be exported to the maritime sector for the benefit of all employees, especially those of the LGBTIQ+ community.
PRESENTATIONS
NON-EXCLUSIVE MASCULINITIES IN THE WORKPLACE
INCLUSION OF LGBTIQ+ PERSONS IN THE WORLD OF WORK: A LEARNING GUIDE
Networking Lunch Break
Miramar Grand Ballroom - 3rd Floor.
PANEL 4 - WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LGTBIQ+ IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY?
This panel seeks to share lived experiences of the LGBTIQ+ employees within the maritime industry, with the intention of promoting visibility, raising voices, and promoting awareness to the industry.
PANEL 5 - BEST PRACTICE OF WOMEN INCLUSION IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
This panel seeks to evaluate the inclusive process for women within the maritime industry, with the intention of analysing their application from an LGBTIQ+ perspective. This panel seeks to make visible and promote attention to the needs of lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer women within the maritime industry.
Coffee
PANEL 6 - BEST PRACTICE OF LGBTIQ+ INCLUSION IN MARITIME ORGANISATIONS
This panel seeks to make visible initiatives that promote the inclusion and protection of the LGBITQ+ employees within the maritime sector. It seeks to promote equitable, inclusive, and integral policies that protect the LGBTIQ+ professionals, and mechanisms for the control and verification of their application.