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8:00-8:30am

Registration and Breakfast Networking.

(Marina Grand Salón – 2nd Floor)

8:30am - 9:00am

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).

9:00am - 10:00am

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.

10:00am - 11:00am

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.

11:00am - 11:30am

Networking Coffee

11:30am - 12:30pm

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.

12:30pm - 1:00pm

PRESENTATIONS

NON-EXCLUSIVE MASCULINITIES IN THE WORKPLACE

INCLUSION OF LGBTIQ+ PERSONS IN THE WORLD OF WORK: A LEARNING GUIDE

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Networking Lunch Break

Miramar Grand Ballroom - 3rd Floor.

2:30pm - 3:30pm

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.

3:30pm - 4:30pm

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.

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Coffee

5:00pm - 6:00pm

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.

6:30pm

Declaration Signing

7:00pm - 9:30pm