Advancing Sovereign Debt Governance: Legislative Pathways to End the Debt Trap

Roundtable

by invitation

Friday, October 17, 2025 | 8:00 – 9:30 AM
AFL-CIO Headquarters
815 16th St NW


Sovereign debt crises in developing countries have deepened. Debt service payments are surpassing investments in health and education, trapping these nations in cycles that undermine economic sovereignty and development. The End the Debt Trap project (download dossier) seeks to promote policy solutions that can break these patterns by fostering collaboration, sharing experiences to develop sustainable strategies across regions, engaging policymakers in debt-distressed countries, and contributing to the global conversation on debt management policies. 

 

Convened by SurAmericana, Latindadd, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and International Trade Union Confederation, this roundtable will explore domestic legal strategies to support systemic global debt reform in a variety of national contexts and will reference both comparative national experiences and key international reform initiatives.

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