DATE: Friday, April 17, 2015

TIME: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

LOCATION: Baker & McKenzie LLP

White House Conference Room

815 Connecticut Ave NW #900

Washington, DC 20006

9:00 – 9:15  Welcome & Announcements – Ed Potter (The Coca-Cola Company), Chair

9:15 – 10:00  Global Labor Issues – the View from the U.S. Government – Sarah Fox, Special Representative for International Labor Affairs (U.S. State Dept.)

10:00 – 10:40  International Labor Organization Update

• 2015 & 2016 International Labor Conferences – Ronnie Goldberg (USCIB) Ariel Meyerstein (USCIB); Matthias Thorns (International Organization of Employers)

• 2015 Agenda and ILO Report on Transition from the Informal to Formal Economy

• Right to Strike – John Kloosterman (Littler Mendelson) & Brent Wilton (The Coca-Cola Company)

10:40 – 11:00  Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:15 Forced Labor / Human Trafficking Update

• Implementation by governments
  • Implications of the ILO 2014 Forced Labor Protocol –What Should Business’ Position Be on Ratification? (Special Action Program to Combat Forced Labor Highlights)
  • S. FAR/DFAR – Final Rule Analysis – Samuel Witten (Arnold & Porter)
  • S. government funded Verité Project on model compliance code – Declan Croucher (Verité)
  • Maloney Bill (“H.R.4842 – Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014”)
  • California Supply Chain Transparency Act Implementation Guidance
  • UK Modern Slavery Bill

• Company efforts – Doug Nystrom, Wal-Mart Stores 

• Update on ABA Model Policy and toolkit {website – letter to CEO}

12:15 – 12:30  OECD Guidelines National Contact Point

• NCP Specific Instance involving Nissan – Stefan Marculewicz (Littler Mendelson)

• Update on Stakeholder Advisory Board – Ariel Meyerstein (USCIB)

12:30 – 1:15  Lunch & Dessert in Honor of Ed Potter

1:15 – 1:45  Access to Remedy – Mike Posner (NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights)

• Commerce, Crime, and Human Rights: Closing the Prosecution Gaps

• IPIECA’s Operational Grievance Mechanisms Report

• CSR Europe Study on Company Grievance Mechanisms

• Trade Union document issued during G7 outreach meeting

1:45 – 2:30  Company Feedback on Shift’s Human Rights Reporting and Assurance Framework (RAFI) – Rachel Davis (Shift)

2:30 – 3:30  UN Guiding Principles Update

• US National Action Plan: Reflections following the April 16 D.C. consultation

• Update on other NAP processes – Brent Wilton (The Coca-Cola Company)
  • IOE Synopsis on NAPs

• Further Strategy Session on USCIB comments – Ariel Meyerstein (USCIB) and Ed Potter (The Coca-Cola Company)
  • USCIB Initial Comments