ILAB Around the World

Title	Grantee	Tags
Strengthening Worker Engagement, Empowerment, and Trust in the Dominican Sugar Sector (SWEET) 12/15/2022 - 12/14/2026 The SWEET project empowers sugarcane field workers in the Dominican Republic to improve their working and living conditions through increased use of formal and informal mechanisms, including legal assistance, social services, and grievance processes.	Impactt Limited	Dominican Republic Trade Capacity Building Compliance Labor Rights Remediation Sugar Sugar Cane Worker Voice
Project to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Working Conditions in Agriculture in the Dominican Republic (FORMITRA) 12/08/2017 - 12/31/2023 This project supported the Dominican government’s efforts to combat child labor and strengthen labor law enforcement. Building off the commitment of the Ministry of Labor, the project helped promote supply chains free of exploitative labor and a fair playing field for workers in the U.S. and around the world.	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Enforcement Supply Chains
Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues 10/31/2011 - 11/30/2017	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Awareness Raising Capacity Building Data Collection Evaluations Research Surveys
Research on Forced Labor in the Production of Goods in Selected Countries: A Verite Multi-Stakeholder Initiative 09/29/2008 - 09/29/2012	Verité	Dominican Republic Child Labor Forced Labor Research
Strengthening the Evidence Base on Child Labor Through Expanded Data Collection, Data Analysis, and Research-Based Global Reports 09/29/2008 - 09/29/2013	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Data Collection Research Surveys
Comply and Win Project (Cumple y Gana for Inspection) 09/29/2008 - 09/29/2012	Foundation for Peace and Democracy (FUNPADEM)	Dominican Republic Trade Enforcement Evaluations Labor Inspection Worker Rights
Working Together: Labor Rights for All (Todos y Todas Trabajamos: Derechos Laborales Para Todos y Todas) 09/29/2007 - 09/29/2013	Catholic Relief Services (CRS)	Dominican Republic Trade Evaluations Labor Law Worker Rights
Cultivar: Advancing Labor Rights in Agriculture 09/29/2007 - 09/29/2011	Social Accountability International	Dominican Republic Trade Agriculture Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Worker Rights
Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education in the Dominican Republic (Education/Youth Employment/Public Private Partnerships) 09/29/2007 - 09/29/2011	DevTech Systems, Inc.	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Domestic Work Evaluations Illicit Work Informal Sector Public/Private Partnerships Youth Employment
Supporting the Time-bound Program for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Dominican Republic (Phase II) 09/29/2006 - 09/29/2010	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Domestic Work Drug Farming Evaluations Informal Sector Timebound
Verification of Compliance with the White Paper Recommendations 09/29/2006 - 09/29/2013	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Trade Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) Labor Law Implementation
Stop the Exploitation: Contribution to the Prevention and Elimination of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children - Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (2005-09) 09/29/2005 - 09/29/2009	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Evaluations Human Trafficking
Combating Child Labor Through Education in Central America and the Dominican Republic, (Primero Aprendo) 09/29/2004 - 09/29/2009	Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Capacity Building Evaluations
Combating Child Labor in the Commercial Agricultural Sector 09/29/2003 - 09/29/2006	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Evaluations
Informal Urban Work, Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Hazardous Commercial Agriculture 09/29/2003 - 09/29/2007	DevTech Systems, Inc.	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Evaluations Informal Sector
Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Dominican Republic - Supporting the Time-Bound Program for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Dominican Republic 09/29/2002 - 09/29/2006	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Evaluations Informal Sector Trafficking
Stop the Exploitation: Contribution to the Prevention and Elimination of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children - Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (2002-06) 09/29/2002 - 09/29/2006	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Evaluations Human Trafficking
Preparatory Activities for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Dominican Republic 09/29/2001 - 09/29/2005	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Evaluations Timebound
Prevention and Elimination of Child Labour in the Tomato-Producing Sectors 09/29/2000 - 09/29/2005	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Tomatos
Statistical Program for Advocacy on the Elimination of Child Labor and the Protection of Working Children - Central America 09/29/1999 - 09/29/2004	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Surveys
Combating Child Labor in the Coffee Sector 09/29/1999 - 09/29/2004	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Coffee
Combating Child Labor in Central America and the Dominican Republic 09/29/1998 - 09/29/2000	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Quarrying Shellfish Stone Work in Bus Terminals

Title	Grantee	Tags
Strengthening Worker Engagement, Empowerment, and Trust in the Dominican Sugar Sector (SWEET) 12/15/2022 - 12/14/2026 The SWEET project empowers sugarcane field workers in the Dominican Republic to improve their working and living conditions through increased use of formal and informal mechanisms, including legal assistance, social services, and grievance processes.	Impactt Limited	Dominican Republic Trade Capacity Building Compliance Labor Rights Remediation Sugar Sugar Cane Worker Voice
Project to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Working Conditions in Agriculture in the Dominican Republic (FORMITRA) 12/08/2017 - 12/31/2023 This project supported the Dominican government’s efforts to combat child labor and strengthen labor law enforcement. Building off the commitment of the Ministry of Labor, the project helped promote supply chains free of exploitative labor and a fair playing field for workers in the U.S. and around the world.	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Enforcement Supply Chains
Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues 10/31/2011 - 11/30/2017	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Awareness Raising Capacity Building Data Collection Evaluations Research Surveys
Research on Forced Labor in the Production of Goods in Selected Countries: A Verite Multi-Stakeholder Initiative 09/29/2008 - 09/29/2012	Verité	Dominican Republic Child Labor Forced Labor Research
Strengthening the Evidence Base on Child Labor Through Expanded Data Collection, Data Analysis, and Research-Based Global Reports 09/29/2008 - 09/29/2013	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Data Collection Research Surveys
Comply and Win Project (Cumple y Gana for Inspection) 09/29/2008 - 09/29/2012	Foundation for Peace and Democracy (FUNPADEM)	Dominican Republic Trade Enforcement Evaluations Labor Inspection Worker Rights
Working Together: Labor Rights for All (Todos y Todas Trabajamos: Derechos Laborales Para Todos y Todas) 09/29/2007 - 09/29/2013	Catholic Relief Services (CRS)	Dominican Republic Trade Evaluations Labor Law Worker Rights
Cultivar: Advancing Labor Rights in Agriculture 09/29/2007 - 09/29/2011	Social Accountability International	Dominican Republic Trade Agriculture Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Worker Rights
Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education in the Dominican Republic (Education/Youth Employment/Public Private Partnerships) 09/29/2007 - 09/29/2011	DevTech Systems, Inc.	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Domestic Work Evaluations Illicit Work Informal Sector Public/Private Partnerships Youth Employment
Supporting the Time-bound Program for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Dominican Republic (Phase II) 09/29/2006 - 09/29/2010	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Domestic Work Drug Farming Evaluations Informal Sector Timebound
Verification of Compliance with the White Paper Recommendations 09/29/2006 - 09/29/2013	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Trade Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) Labor Law Implementation
Stop the Exploitation: Contribution to the Prevention and Elimination of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children - Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (2005-09) 09/29/2005 - 09/29/2009	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Evaluations Human Trafficking
Combating Child Labor Through Education in Central America and the Dominican Republic, (Primero Aprendo) 09/29/2004 - 09/29/2009	Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Capacity Building Evaluations
Combating Child Labor in the Commercial Agricultural Sector 09/29/2003 - 09/29/2006	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Evaluations
Informal Urban Work, Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Hazardous Commercial Agriculture 09/29/2003 - 09/29/2007	DevTech Systems, Inc.	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Evaluations Informal Sector
Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Dominican Republic - Supporting the Time-Bound Program for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Dominican Republic 09/29/2002 - 09/29/2006	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Evaluations Informal Sector Trafficking
Stop the Exploitation: Contribution to the Prevention and Elimination of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children - Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (2002-06) 09/29/2002 - 09/29/2006	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Evaluations Human Trafficking
Preparatory Activities for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Dominican Republic 09/29/2001 - 09/29/2005	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Evaluations Timebound
Prevention and Elimination of Child Labour in the Tomato-Producing Sectors 09/29/2000 - 09/29/2005	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Tomatos
Statistical Program for Advocacy on the Elimination of Child Labor and the Protection of Working Children - Central America 09/29/1999 - 09/29/2004	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Surveys
Combating Child Labor in the Coffee Sector 09/29/1999 - 09/29/2004	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Coffee
Combating Child Labor in Central America and the Dominican Republic 09/29/1998 - 09/29/2000	International Labor Organization (ILO)	Dominican Republic Child Labor Agriculture Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Quarrying Shellfish Stone Work in Bus Terminals

Title	Release Year
2023 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor	2024
Progress in Implementing Chapter 16 (Labor) and Capacity-Building under the Dominican Republic – Central America – United States Free Trade Agreement – Fourth Report	2021
Progress in Implementing Capacity-Building Provisions under the Labor Chapter of the Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (Third Biennial)	2015
Informe Nacional Sobre el Trabajo Infantil y el Empleo Juvenil	2014
Public Report of Review of Submission No. 2011-03 (Dominican Republic)	2013
Dinámica del Trabajo Infantil en la República Dominicana 2009-2010	2011
Progress in Implementing Capacity-Building Provisions under the Labor Chapter of the Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (First Biennial)	2009
Labor Rights Report - Central America and the Dominican Republic	2005
Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Central America and the Dominican Republic	2005
U.S. Employment Impact Review - CAFTA-DR Free Trade Agreement	2005

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