Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

The 31st session of the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery will take place from 8 to 11 August 2006 (in the afternoons only) in the Palais des Nations in Geneva . In addition to its usual work on the review of contemporary forms of slavery throughout the world, the Working Group will also focus on the implementation of Human rights Council decision 2006/102. In this decision, the Council decided, inter alia, that the working Groups of the Sub-Commission shall contribute to the paper the Sub-Commission has to prepare on its own vision and recommendations for future expert advice to the Council. In order to facilitate participation in the Working Group session, please find below a tentative draft timetable prepared by the Secretariat and based on the Chairperson’s proposal. Please note that the timing and the date of the meeting is subject to the approval of the plenary of the Sub-Commission.