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
Bridging Barriers and Unlocking Potential Project12/31/2024 - 06/30/2029 The Bridging Barriers and Unlocking Potential (B-UP) project will increase the responsiveness of Cambodian Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and their key stakeholders to address labor exploitation and barriers that impede access to decent work. |
Humanity & Inclusion (HI) |
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Watoto ni Hazina (Children Are Treasure):12/01/2024 - 06/30/2029 The Watoto ni Hazina Project seeks to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders in the Untied Republic of Tanzania to address child labor and promote acceptable conditions of work in artisanal and small-scale gold mining. |
Pact, Inc. |
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Glocal Unified Assistance and Resources for Development, Inspiration and Academic Navigation (Guardian) Project12/01/2022 - 03/31/2026 Building upon previous impact evaluation research on school dropout and human trafficking, the GUARDIAN project aims to expand the pool of rigorous evidence on what works to combat child labor. The project acronym combines several important aspects of the project’s approach. The word “glocal”—which means to combine the global and the local—comes from the project’s dual emphasis on taking rigorous evidence from around the globe and applying it in a context-sensitive manner with local partners. |
Innovations for Poverty Action |
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Madagascar Shines: Reducing Child Labor in Mica-Producing Communities of Madagascar02/14/2022 - 06/09/2025 The Madagascar Shines project aims to reduce child labor in mica-producing communities in the Anôsy region of Madagascar through community engagement, coordination, and capacity building. |
Pact |
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Eliminating Child Labor in Mica-Producing Communities and Promoting Responsible Mica Sourcing in Madagascar and Globally (MICA)12/16/2020 - 09/15/2021 The goal of the UNDP’s MICA project is to eliminate child labor in four communes in Madagascar and to promote environmentally- and socially-responsible mica mining by bolstering the resiliency of vulnerable households in mica producing communities, building government capacity, and increasing engagement with stakeholders. |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
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She Thrives: Reducing Child Labor in Ethiopia’s Agricultural Sector using a Gender-Focused Approach12/07/2020 - 02/06/2025 The She Thrives project seeks to build agency of vulnerable women and girls in the Ethiopian agricultural sector, change community social norms and traditions that uphold child labor and gender inequality, and transform laws, policies and institutions to be more gender equitable and support efforts to reduce child labor in Ethiopia. |
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) |
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CLIMB12/15/2017 - 05/31/2021 The Child Labor Improvements in Bangladesh (CLIMB) project built the capacity of civil society to more effectively detect and combat forced child labor and other labor abuses in the dried fish sector in Bangladesh. It leveraged partnerships with academic and community-based organizations to build a grassroots movement, empower vulnerable families, connect survivors to services and reduce the risk that children would be forced into this harmful work. |
Winrock International |
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Project to Promote Workplace-Based Training for Vulnerable Youth in Argentina11/09/2016 - 04/30/2023 Project Noemi is helped bridge the skills gap in Argentina by increasing the number and quality of on-the-job training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships, while ensuring these opportunities are accessible to the youth who need them the most. The project supported improvements in the legal and policy framework surrounding youth training, raising awareness about the benefits of work-based training, documenting and disseminating good apprenticeship practices in Argentina, and helping both public and private sector youth training programs to increase their effectiveness. |
Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA) |
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Better Utilization of Skills for Youth (BUSY) through Quality Apprenticeships09/30/2016 - 12/30/2021 The Better Utilization of Skills for Youth (BUSY) project works to build the capacity of government, employers, workers’ organizations, and civil society actors to establish and expand workplace-based training programs for vulnerable youth, including by identifying gaps in relevant laws and policies. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Together Against Child Labor in Tunisia (PROTECTE)09/01/2016 - 08/31/2023 The PROTECTE project is working to strengthen Tunisia’s ability to implement their Child Labor National Action Plan, a multi-stakeholder effort involving government, business, and civil society. The project will turn policy and promises into action by facilitating a comprehensive approach to safeguarding every child’s right to attend school and avoid exploitative labor. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Bridging Barriers and Unlocking Potential Project12/31/2024 - 06/30/2029 The Bridging Barriers and Unlocking Potential (B-UP) project will increase the responsiveness of Cambodian Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and their key stakeholders to address labor exploitation and barriers that impede access to decent work. |
Humanity & Inclusion (HI) |
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Watoto ni Hazina (Children Are Treasure):12/01/2024 - 06/30/2029 The Watoto ni Hazina Project seeks to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders in the Untied Republic of Tanzania to address child labor and promote acceptable conditions of work in artisanal and small-scale gold mining. |
Pact, Inc. |
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Glocal Unified Assistance and Resources for Development, Inspiration and Academic Navigation (Guardian) Project12/01/2022 - 03/31/2026 Building upon previous impact evaluation research on school dropout and human trafficking, the GUARDIAN project aims to expand the pool of rigorous evidence on what works to combat child labor. The project acronym combines several important aspects of the project’s approach. The word “glocal”—which means to combine the global and the local—comes from the project’s dual emphasis on taking rigorous evidence from around the globe and applying it in a context-sensitive manner with local partners. |
Innovations for Poverty Action |
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Madagascar Shines: Reducing Child Labor in Mica-Producing Communities of Madagascar02/14/2022 - 06/09/2025 The Madagascar Shines project aims to reduce child labor in mica-producing communities in the Anôsy region of Madagascar through community engagement, coordination, and capacity building. |
Pact |
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Eliminating Child Labor in Mica-Producing Communities and Promoting Responsible Mica Sourcing in Madagascar and Globally (MICA)12/16/2020 - 09/15/2021 The goal of the UNDP’s MICA project is to eliminate child labor in four communes in Madagascar and to promote environmentally- and socially-responsible mica mining by bolstering the resiliency of vulnerable households in mica producing communities, building government capacity, and increasing engagement with stakeholders. |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
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She Thrives: Reducing Child Labor in Ethiopia’s Agricultural Sector using a Gender-Focused Approach12/07/2020 - 02/06/2025 The She Thrives project seeks to build agency of vulnerable women and girls in the Ethiopian agricultural sector, change community social norms and traditions that uphold child labor and gender inequality, and transform laws, policies and institutions to be more gender equitable and support efforts to reduce child labor in Ethiopia. |
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) |
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CLIMB12/15/2017 - 05/31/2021 The Child Labor Improvements in Bangladesh (CLIMB) project built the capacity of civil society to more effectively detect and combat forced child labor and other labor abuses in the dried fish sector in Bangladesh. It leveraged partnerships with academic and community-based organizations to build a grassroots movement, empower vulnerable families, connect survivors to services and reduce the risk that children would be forced into this harmful work. |
Winrock International |
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Project to Promote Workplace-Based Training for Vulnerable Youth in Argentina11/09/2016 - 04/30/2023 Project Noemi is helped bridge the skills gap in Argentina by increasing the number and quality of on-the-job training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships, while ensuring these opportunities are accessible to the youth who need them the most. The project supported improvements in the legal and policy framework surrounding youth training, raising awareness about the benefits of work-based training, documenting and disseminating good apprenticeship practices in Argentina, and helping both public and private sector youth training programs to increase their effectiveness. |
Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA) |
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Better Utilization of Skills for Youth (BUSY) through Quality Apprenticeships09/30/2016 - 12/30/2021 The Better Utilization of Skills for Youth (BUSY) project works to build the capacity of government, employers, workers’ organizations, and civil society actors to establish and expand workplace-based training programs for vulnerable youth, including by identifying gaps in relevant laws and policies. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Together Against Child Labor in Tunisia (PROTECTE)09/01/2016 - 08/31/2023 The PROTECTE project is working to strengthen Tunisia’s ability to implement their Child Labor National Action Plan, a multi-stakeholder effort involving government, business, and civil society. The project will turn policy and promises into action by facilitating a comprehensive approach to safeguarding every child’s right to attend school and avoid exploitative labor. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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