Agenda

9.30 -10.00             

Technical Onboarding

   
10.00 - 10.20                 

Welcome & Introduction
Antje Monshausen, Chairwoman Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism, Head of Tourism Watch (BfdW)
Klaus Ammann, Deputy Head of Business Editorial Department Radio SRF - Moderation of the day

     

10.20 - 10.50

 

Keynote: What is needed for crisis-induced innovation and resilience in tourism
Prof. Dimitri Ioannides, Department of Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism (EJT), Mid-Sweden University, Sweden - requested

                              
10.50 - 11.05  

Overview on Status of Business and Human Rights actions worldwide
Archita Faustmann, Advocacy Advisor/ Human Rights Specialist, Helvetas, Switzerland

     
11.05 - 11.25  

Switzerland’s commitment to human rights and new challenges with regard to Covid-19 
Rémy Friedmann, Senior Advisor Desk Human Security and Business, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Switzerland 

     
11.25 - 11.35   BREAK
     
11.35 - 12.25  

Findings and learnings from the Roundtable Human Rights Impact Assessment in Thailand and Myanmar
Matthias Leisinger, Co-Founder and CEO, focusright
Tony Reyhanloo, Sustainability Manager, DER Touristik Suisse
Jara Schreiber, Coordinator, Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism 

     
12.25 - 12.55  

Video-Snapshots from Tourism Stakeholders
How has Covid-19 affected the working and living situation of different tourism stakeholders in Thailand and Myanmar from a human rights-perspective?

     
12.55 - 13.45   LUNCH BREAK
     
13.45 - 14.35  

Panel Discussion:  How to create social benefit and resilience beyond the crisis as tourism stakeholder
Tony Reyhanloo, Sustainability Manager, DER Touristik Suisse
Win Min, Senior Programme Associate, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business
tbd, Studiosus Reisen München - requested
Emilie Pradichit, Founder and Director, Manushy Foundation Thailand - requested
Free seat for participants' contributions (Fishbowl)
Moderation: Klaus Ammann

     
14.35 - 14.40   BREAK
     
14.40 - 15.45  

Parallel breakout sessions: 
What tourism stakeholders can do to improve the human rights situation in the supply chain

Room  1 –  How to support (remote) local communities to become resilient
Sumesh Mangalasseri, Chairman & Managing Director, Kabani – The Other Direction, India
Tony Reyhanloo, Sustainability Manager, DER Touristik Suisse

Room  2 – How to ensure economic inclusion of the informal sector
Win Min, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business

Room  3 – How to deal with harassment and discrimination of female workers
Emilie Pradichit, Founder & Director, Manushya Foundation Thailand - requested

Room  4 – How to approach tourism-related human rights violations on thedoorstep – discussing case studies from Europe
Nina Sahdeva Ndotoni, Editorial office and education, akte - Working Group on Tourism and Development

Room 5 –  How to improve conditions for migrant workers and prevent modern slavery and why it is relevant for investors relations
Andy Hall, Independent  human rights defender and migrant workers rights specialist
Antje Monshausen, Head of Tourism Watch (BfdW)

Info-Session: Around the Roundtable - Tools and Offers
Jara Schreiber, Coordinator, Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism

     
15.45 - 16.15   Presentations and Closing