Our international grants support projects to combat some of the most abusive labor practices, including the use of child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in global supply chains. ILAB-funded projects also promote trade partners’ compliance with the labor requirements of U.S. trade agreements and preference programs – helping to ensure a fair global playing field for workers in the United States and around the world.
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BuildCA2P: Building Capacity, Awareness, Advocacy and Programs Project 10/01/2018 - 09/30/2024 The BuildCA2P Project works to build the capacity of Filipino civil society to more effectively detect and combat child labor and other labor abuses in the agricultural sector in Mindanao, Philippines. It leverages partnerships with academic and advocacy organizations to build a grassroots movement, empower vulnerable families, connect survivors to grievance mechanisms and services, and reduce the risk that children will be harmed by performing hazardous work in agriculture. |
ChildFund International |
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Reducing Incidence of Child Labor and Harmful Conditions of Work in Economic Strengthening Initiatives (RICHES) 12/01/2017 - 02/28/2022 The Reducing Incidence of Child Labor and Harmful Conditions of Work in Economic Strengthening Initiatives (RICHES) project integrated the issues of child labor alleviation and acceptable conditions of work into women’s economic empowerment initiatives. By putting a new toolkit directly in the hands of policymakers and service providers who work with women entrepreneurs, RICHES helped to ensure women-led enterprises can improve livelihoods responsibly without resorting to child labor or other harmful labor practices. |
Grameen Foundation |
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SAFE Seas 12/01/2017 - 11/30/2022 The SAFE Seas project works to counter forced labor and human trafficking on fishing vessels in Indonesia and the Philippines. The project works to strengthen government enforcement capacity and deepen engagement among fishers, the private sector and civil society. As a result, SAFE Seas helps to promote supply chains free of exploitative labor and a fair playing field for workers in the U.S. and around the world. |
Plan International |
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Measurement, Awareness-Raising, and Policy Engagement (MAP 16) Project on Child Labor and Forced Labor 12/09/2016 - 06/30/2024 The United States supports the goal of bringing meaningful change to the lives of the 152 million child laborers and the 25 million adults and children in forced labor around the world by eradicating child labor, forced labor and human trafficking. USDOL’s MAP 16 project supports this goal through efforts to (1) improve the knowledge base on child labor, forced labor and human trafficking; (2) improve awareness of these issues through the use of data-driven techniques; (3) strengthen policies and improve the capacity of governments and other stakeholders to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking through national, regional, and global initiatives; and (4) strengthen partnerships to accelerate progress in combatting child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Improving Labor Laws and Labor Administration within the New Industrial Relations Framework (NIRF) 10/01/2016 - 04/30/2026 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Support for Labor Law and Industrial Relations Reform in Malaysia 10/01/2016 - 12/31/2026 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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CARING Gold Mining Project: Convening Stakeholders to Develop and Implement Strategies to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Working Conditions in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) 12/11/2015 - 03/10/2020 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers through Empowerment and Advocacy in Malaysia 11/25/2015 - 12/31/2026 The project builds the capacity of workers’ organizations or other civil society organizations to assist foreign migrant workers in Malaysia. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labor (The Bridge Project) 09/30/2015 - 07/31/2023 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Closing the Child Labor and Forced Labor Evidence Gap: Impact Evaluations 07/24/2015 - 10/31/2018 Our impact evaluation projects use rigorous quantitative techniques to evaluate the impact of interventions on reducing child labor, forced labor and human trafficking—part of a broader ILAB effort to build rigorous evidence on what works to secure and protect the rights of children and adults. Such evaluations support our partner governments’ evidence-based policymaking efforts, and also help identify proven strategies to inform ILAB’s future investments in global programs to combat child labor and forced labor. |
Innovations for Poverty Action |
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BuildCA2P: Building Capacity, Awareness, Advocacy and Programs Project 10/01/2018 - 09/30/2024 The BuildCA2P Project works to build the capacity of Filipino civil society to more effectively detect and combat child labor and other labor abuses in the agricultural sector in Mindanao, Philippines. It leverages partnerships with academic and advocacy organizations to build a grassroots movement, empower vulnerable families, connect survivors to grievance mechanisms and services, and reduce the risk that children will be harmed by performing hazardous work in agriculture. |
ChildFund International |
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Reducing Incidence of Child Labor and Harmful Conditions of Work in Economic Strengthening Initiatives (RICHES) 12/01/2017 - 02/28/2022 The Reducing Incidence of Child Labor and Harmful Conditions of Work in Economic Strengthening Initiatives (RICHES) project integrated the issues of child labor alleviation and acceptable conditions of work into women’s economic empowerment initiatives. By putting a new toolkit directly in the hands of policymakers and service providers who work with women entrepreneurs, RICHES helped to ensure women-led enterprises can improve livelihoods responsibly without resorting to child labor or other harmful labor practices. |
Grameen Foundation |
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SAFE Seas 12/01/2017 - 11/30/2022 The SAFE Seas project works to counter forced labor and human trafficking on fishing vessels in Indonesia and the Philippines. The project works to strengthen government enforcement capacity and deepen engagement among fishers, the private sector and civil society. As a result, SAFE Seas helps to promote supply chains free of exploitative labor and a fair playing field for workers in the U.S. and around the world. |
Plan International |
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Measurement, Awareness-Raising, and Policy Engagement (MAP 16) Project on Child Labor and Forced Labor 12/09/2016 - 06/30/2024 The United States supports the goal of bringing meaningful change to the lives of the 152 million child laborers and the 25 million adults and children in forced labor around the world by eradicating child labor, forced labor and human trafficking. USDOL’s MAP 16 project supports this goal through efforts to (1) improve the knowledge base on child labor, forced labor and human trafficking; (2) improve awareness of these issues through the use of data-driven techniques; (3) strengthen policies and improve the capacity of governments and other stakeholders to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking through national, regional, and global initiatives; and (4) strengthen partnerships to accelerate progress in combatting child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Improving Labor Laws and Labor Administration within the New Industrial Relations Framework (NIRF) 10/01/2016 - 04/30/2026 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Support for Labor Law and Industrial Relations Reform in Malaysia 10/01/2016 - 12/31/2026 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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CARING Gold Mining Project: Convening Stakeholders to Develop and Implement Strategies to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Working Conditions in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) 12/11/2015 - 03/10/2020 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers through Empowerment and Advocacy in Malaysia 11/25/2015 - 12/31/2026 The project builds the capacity of workers’ organizations or other civil society organizations to assist foreign migrant workers in Malaysia. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labor (The Bridge Project) 09/30/2015 - 07/31/2023 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Closing the Child Labor and Forced Labor Evidence Gap: Impact Evaluations 07/24/2015 - 10/31/2018 Our impact evaluation projects use rigorous quantitative techniques to evaluate the impact of interventions on reducing child labor, forced labor and human trafficking—part of a broader ILAB effort to build rigorous evidence on what works to secure and protect the rights of children and adults. Such evaluations support our partner governments’ evidence-based policymaking efforts, and also help identify proven strategies to inform ILAB’s future investments in global programs to combat child labor and forced labor. |
Innovations for Poverty Action |
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