November 24, 2026 | 18:15–20:00 CET | Geneva, Switzerland
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2026
Time: 18:15–20:00 (Geneva time, CET)
地址 Room S8, Geneva Graduate Institute, Geneva, Switzerland
Registration: To Be Announced
Attendance is free, but advance registration is requested. Further venue details will be provided to registered participants.
Event Description: China Labor Watch (CLW), together with the Anthropology and Sociology Department and the Global Migration Centre at the Geneva Graduate Institute, will host a public discussion on combating forced labor and strengthening corporate accountability in global supply chains. The event will take place alongside the 2026 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva.
Drawing on investigations, legal complaints, and advocacy campaigns across Europe and Asia, speakers will examine how migrant workers’ testimony can be translated into evidence, public pressure, and government enforcement. The discussion will explore the limitations of voluntary corporate social responsibility and the role of civil society, legal mechanisms, and regulatory authorities in securing meaningful remedies for workers.
Co-organizers: China Labor Watch; Anthropology and Sociology Department, Geneva Graduate Institute; Global Migration Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute.
李强, Founder and Executive Director, China Labor Watch
Li will discuss the shift from voluntary corporate social responsibility to government enforcement, including corporate responses to CLW investigations and its experience submitting forced labor complaints to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The presentation will focus on evidence gathering and complaints concerning Zijin and Linglong in Serbia, as well as the Hungarian government’s follow-up measures concerning three contractors after CLW submitted a complaint about BYD’s project in Hungary.
Andy Hall — Migrant Rights Expert.
Andy will share his experience submitting forced labor complaints concerning Malaysia’s Top Glove, Supermax, and Smart Glove, as well as supporting litigation brought by migrant workers in Dyson’s Malaysian supply chain in the United Kingdom.
Salma Lamqaddam — Women’s Rights at Work Campaigner, ActionAid France
Salma works to advance women workers’ rights and corporate accountability in global supply chains. She contributed to a report on working conditions in SHEIN’s supply chain and campaigns against fast fashion in France. She will discuss how worker testimony and investigative findings can inform public campaigns and policy advocacy, and how corporate accountability efforts can address discrimination and exploitation faced by women workers.
Moderation: Filipe Calvão, Associate Professor in Anthropology and Sociology (IHEID)
