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
Una Cosecha Justa: Project to Reduce Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Forms of Labor Exploitation in the Chile Pepper and Tomato Sectors in Mexico08/02/2022 - 02/01/2027 The Una Cosecha Justa project aims to increase protections for workers and reduce the risk of child labor, forced labor, and other labor rights violations among indigenous and migrant workers in the chile pepper and tomato sectors. The project will mobilize government officials, employers, workers, workers’ organizations, agricultural outreach workers, community leaders, and civil society organizations to address labor violations and increase worker engagement in advocating for their labor rights. |
World Vision |
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Sustentar: Project to Build and Strengthen Sustainability Systems in the Tomato and Chile Sectors in Mexico04/01/2022 - 10/31/2026 The Sustentar project aims to increase private sector stakeholders’ accountability to uphold core labor standards consistent with Mexican labor laws and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) Labor Chapter, with a specific focus on addressing child labor, forced labor, and acceptable conditions of work. The project will include a focus on states that produce chile peppers and tomatoes, including Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Chihuahua. |
Social Accountability International |
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Building a Comprehensive Government of Mexico Approach to Combating Child Labor and Forced Labor04/01/2022 - 03/31/2027 This project will enhance the effectiveness of the Government of Mexico to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking at the federal level, as well as in the southern states of Chiapas, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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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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Acción Colectiva Laboral12/31/2021 - 03/06/2026 The project will work with civil society and workers' organizations in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to strengthen their capacity and bolster their collaboration with government agencies, the private sector and other stakeholders to protect labor rights and reduce child labor and forced labor. The project will focus on organizations that represent indigenous, Afro-descendant, and Garifuna populations, while promoting gender and racial equity. |
Pan American Development Foundation |
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Catalyzing Civil Society to Accelerate Progress Against Child Labor (Catalyst)12/15/2021 - 12/14/2025 The project aims to build the capacity of civil society organizations around the world to advance the fight against child labor by raising the voices of workers, advocates, and other civil society representatives. |
Global March Against Child Labor |
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MY Voice: Project to Combat Forced Labor and Child Labor in the Production of Goods in Malaysia12/15/2021 - 06/14/2026 The MY Voice project will combat forced labor and child labor in the garment and palm oil industries in Malaysia in three main ways: 1) building the capacity of workers and civil society organizations to advocate for labor rights; 2) elevating the role of worker voice in private sector social compliance systems in these industries; and 3) increasing access to remedies for workers exploited for forced labor or child labor. |
Social Accountability International |
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Global Accelerator Lab Project: Intensifying Action Against Forced Labor and Child Labor12/01/2021 - 10/15/2025 ILAB’s Global Accelerator Lab project will support broader and more effective action under Alliance 8.7, a global partnership to assist United Nations (UN) member States to end child labor, forced labor, human trafficking and modern slavery by 2030. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Improving Workers’ Occupational Safety and Health in Selected Supply Chains in Mexico – A Vision Zero Fund01/01/2021 - 05/30/2025 Part of the broader Vision Zero Fund - which aims to promote worker safety and health in global supply chains – this project aims to improve the occupational safety and health of workers in selected supply chains with a focus on COVID-19, female workers, and workers in vulnerable conditions. This project also helps Mexico meet its labor obligations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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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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Una Cosecha Justa: Project to Reduce Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Forms of Labor Exploitation in the Chile Pepper and Tomato Sectors in Mexico08/02/2022 - 02/01/2027 The Una Cosecha Justa project aims to increase protections for workers and reduce the risk of child labor, forced labor, and other labor rights violations among indigenous and migrant workers in the chile pepper and tomato sectors. The project will mobilize government officials, employers, workers, workers’ organizations, agricultural outreach workers, community leaders, and civil society organizations to address labor violations and increase worker engagement in advocating for their labor rights. |
World Vision |
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Sustentar: Project to Build and Strengthen Sustainability Systems in the Tomato and Chile Sectors in Mexico04/01/2022 - 10/31/2026 The Sustentar project aims to increase private sector stakeholders’ accountability to uphold core labor standards consistent with Mexican labor laws and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) Labor Chapter, with a specific focus on addressing child labor, forced labor, and acceptable conditions of work. The project will include a focus on states that produce chile peppers and tomatoes, including Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Chihuahua. |
Social Accountability International |
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Building a Comprehensive Government of Mexico Approach to Combating Child Labor and Forced Labor04/01/2022 - 03/31/2027 This project will enhance the effectiveness of the Government of Mexico to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking at the federal level, as well as in the southern states of Chiapas, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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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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Acción Colectiva Laboral12/31/2021 - 03/06/2026 The project will work with civil society and workers' organizations in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to strengthen their capacity and bolster their collaboration with government agencies, the private sector and other stakeholders to protect labor rights and reduce child labor and forced labor. The project will focus on organizations that represent indigenous, Afro-descendant, and Garifuna populations, while promoting gender and racial equity. |
Pan American Development Foundation |
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Catalyzing Civil Society to Accelerate Progress Against Child Labor (Catalyst)12/15/2021 - 12/14/2025 The project aims to build the capacity of civil society organizations around the world to advance the fight against child labor by raising the voices of workers, advocates, and other civil society representatives. |
Global March Against Child Labor |
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MY Voice: Project to Combat Forced Labor and Child Labor in the Production of Goods in Malaysia12/15/2021 - 06/14/2026 The MY Voice project will combat forced labor and child labor in the garment and palm oil industries in Malaysia in three main ways: 1) building the capacity of workers and civil society organizations to advocate for labor rights; 2) elevating the role of worker voice in private sector social compliance systems in these industries; and 3) increasing access to remedies for workers exploited for forced labor or child labor. |
Social Accountability International |
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Global Accelerator Lab Project: Intensifying Action Against Forced Labor and Child Labor12/01/2021 - 10/15/2025 ILAB’s Global Accelerator Lab project will support broader and more effective action under Alliance 8.7, a global partnership to assist United Nations (UN) member States to end child labor, forced labor, human trafficking and modern slavery by 2030. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Improving Workers’ Occupational Safety and Health in Selected Supply Chains in Mexico – A Vision Zero Fund01/01/2021 - 05/30/2025 Part of the broader Vision Zero Fund - which aims to promote worker safety and health in global supply chains – this project aims to improve the occupational safety and health of workers in selected supply chains with a focus on COVID-19, female workers, and workers in vulnerable conditions. This project also helps Mexico meet its labor obligations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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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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