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.
Results
Research, Innovation, and Strategic Engagement (RISE)11/01/2023 - 05/01/2028 The RISE project works with governments, workers, and employers to respect, promote, and realize workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining rights globally. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Building an Independent & Democratic Labor Movement to Protect Worker Rights in Mexico07/19/2022 - 07/18/2026 This project will strengthen the capacity of unions to organize by legitimizing collective bargaining agreements, supporting internal leadership elections, building partnerships, and providing independent unions with legal support and training for lawyers. The project will operate in the Mexican states of Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, Estado de Mexico and Mexico City, as well as Mexico’s northern states by promoting authentic collective bargaining in the automotive, auto parts, aerospace, call centers, electronics, garment, industrial bakeries, logistics and mining sectors. |
Solidarity Center |
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Strengthening Workers’ Ability to Exercise their Labor Rights in Mexico12/31/2020 - 06/30/2025 To build the capacity of workers, support worker engagement and organizing, and strengthen democratic worker organizations in the aerospace, mining, and call center industries, such that they become protagonists in fulfilling the potential of Mexico’s historic labor reform. The project will offer workers and their organizations expert technical assistance, ongoing skills development, and pro bono advisory and legal services. Additionally, the project will create spaces for analysis, exchange, reflection, and the development of recommendations to improve labor law reform implementation. |
Solidarity Center |
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BuildCA2P: Building Capacity, Awareness, Advocacy and Programs Project10/01/2018 - 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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Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues10/31/2011 - 11/30/2017 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Expanding the Evidence Base and Reinforcing Policy Research for Scaling-Up and Accelerating Action Against Child Labour12/31/2010 - 07/31/2017 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Cooperation to Address the Worst Forms of Child Labor in Agriculture: Support to the International Agricultural Partnership09/30/2009 - 06/30/2013 The project will provide a conceptual and structural framework for a global effort, facilitated by ILO-IPEC and implemented through the IAP, to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in agriculture. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Follow-up to the Resolution on Child Labor Statistics Adopted at the 18th ICLS Through Methodological Development and Expansion of Child Labor Data Collection (PDF)09/30/2009 - 06/01/2014 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Strengthening the Evidence Base on Child Labor Through Expanded Data Collection, Data Analysis, and Research-Based Global Reports09/29/2008 - 09/29/2013 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Strengthening Labor Law Compliance09/29/2008 - 09/29/2012 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Research, Innovation, and Strategic Engagement (RISE)11/01/2023 - 05/01/2028 The RISE project works with governments, workers, and employers to respect, promote, and realize workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining rights globally. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Building an Independent & Democratic Labor Movement to Protect Worker Rights in Mexico07/19/2022 - 07/18/2026 This project will strengthen the capacity of unions to organize by legitimizing collective bargaining agreements, supporting internal leadership elections, building partnerships, and providing independent unions with legal support and training for lawyers. The project will operate in the Mexican states of Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, Estado de Mexico and Mexico City, as well as Mexico’s northern states by promoting authentic collective bargaining in the automotive, auto parts, aerospace, call centers, electronics, garment, industrial bakeries, logistics and mining sectors. |
Solidarity Center |
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Strengthening Workers’ Ability to Exercise their Labor Rights in Mexico12/31/2020 - 06/30/2025 To build the capacity of workers, support worker engagement and organizing, and strengthen democratic worker organizations in the aerospace, mining, and call center industries, such that they become protagonists in fulfilling the potential of Mexico’s historic labor reform. The project will offer workers and their organizations expert technical assistance, ongoing skills development, and pro bono advisory and legal services. Additionally, the project will create spaces for analysis, exchange, reflection, and the development of recommendations to improve labor law reform implementation. |
Solidarity Center |
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BuildCA2P: Building Capacity, Awareness, Advocacy and Programs Project10/01/2018 - 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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Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues10/31/2011 - 11/30/2017 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Expanding the Evidence Base and Reinforcing Policy Research for Scaling-Up and Accelerating Action Against Child Labour12/31/2010 - 07/31/2017 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Cooperation to Address the Worst Forms of Child Labor in Agriculture: Support to the International Agricultural Partnership09/30/2009 - 06/30/2013 The project will provide a conceptual and structural framework for a global effort, facilitated by ILO-IPEC and implemented through the IAP, to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in agriculture. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Follow-up to the Resolution on Child Labor Statistics Adopted at the 18th ICLS Through Methodological Development and Expansion of Child Labor Data Collection (PDF)09/30/2009 - 06/01/2014 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Strengthening the Evidence Base on Child Labor Through Expanded Data Collection, Data Analysis, and Research-Based Global Reports09/29/2008 - 09/29/2013 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Strengthening Labor Law Compliance09/29/2008 - 09/29/2012 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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