Online Webinar (Zoom)

Closing Gender Gaps in the World of Work: Companies Supporting Work-Family Balance

This webinar is co-hosted by ILO, the Employer Confederation of Thailand (ECOT), and the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (Norcham).

Addressing women’s unpaid care burdens is not only the top lever for women getting in, staying in and advancing in the labour market in Asia, it is also a key contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 5.4 and 8.5.  Many companies have been promoting gender equality and have put in place policies to ensure that workplaces are more family-friendly. These strategies are instrumental to strengthen the company’s image and competitiveness, increase productivity, reinforce staff loyalty, and reduce costs in a long run. 

The main objective of the webinar is to highlight ‘promising practices’ from the private sector and provide participants with practical measures that can be taken by companies to support workers with family responsibilities, with a view to promoting gender equality in the world of work.

Agenda

14:00-14:10   Greeting by the moderator
Ms Veenarat Laohapakakul

Welcome speech
By H.E. Ms Kjersti Rødsmoen
Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia
 
14:10-14:15   Opening speech
By Mr Graeme Buckley
Director
ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic
 
14:15-14:30   Introduction to panellists by the moderator
ILO works in Gender Equality Promotion – Work and Family Balance
By Ms Joni Simpson
Senior Specialist in Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination
International Labour Organization
 
14:30-15:00   Panellists share examples of work-family balance policies & support

ECOT member: MNC type
Michelin Thailand
Ms Parichat Phrajunpanich
Human Resource Director

Norcham member: SME type
Felicia Design
By Ms Vibeke Lyssand Leirvag
Founder and Managing Director

Employers’ Confederation of Thailand (ECOT)
By Ms Siriwan Romchatthong
Secretary-General
 
15:10-15:25   Questions and answers

Sharing of links “Work and family: Creating a family-friendly workplace”
15:25-15:30   Closing ceremony
By Ms Joni Simpson
Senior Specialist in Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination
International Labour Organization