Reports and Publications
ILAB conducts and funds rigorous research using a variety of methods and uses the results to inform the design and implementation of policy and programs. We research worker livelihoods and the violation of worker rights, including the prevalence of child labor and occurrence of forced labor around the world.
We also sponsor qualitative studies, quantitative surveys, impact evaluations, and other research products to study worker livelihoods, the incidences and root causes of child labor and worker rights violations, and the effectiveness of particular policies and projects. These studies advance our understanding of why program strategies work or do not work, identify the most effective policy approaches, provide information to strengthen enforcement efforts, and compile new data on workers and child laborers.
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Ugandan Labor Migrants to the Middle East: Labor Conditions - Final Report This study describes the work conditions and living experiences of Ugandan overseas labor migrants in the Middle East. It draws from a survey sample of 843 migrants recruited using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) and cognitive interviews with a subset of the sample. The report provides an estimate of the rate of forced labor among this population. |
2024 |
Ugandan Labor Migrants to the Middle East: Methodology Study - Final Report This study provides insights into how the wording and order of forced labor questions affect survey findings. The report provides recommendations regarding the measurement of forced labor through surveys. |
2024 |
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United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Labor Rights Report |
2019 |
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The objective of this Final End of Project Report is to summarize the development and field testing of a new module on survey questions and focus group protocols on the topic of workrelated violence (WRV), for use in Central America. This document is submitted in fulfillment of the final requirement ("Submittal 3") of the Purchase Order DOL-OPS-15-P-00239, which is cofunded by USDOL ILAB and CEO. |
2017 |
List of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor |
2016 |
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This report describes in detail the final impact evaluation of the Strengthening Protections of Internationally Recognized Labor Rights in Colombia project. IMPAQ International, LLC, conducted an independent evaluation in collaboration with the project team and stakeholders and prepared the evaluation report according to the terms specified in its contract with the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs and the DOL Chief Evaluation Office. IMPAQ would like to express sincere thanks to all the parties involved for their support and valuable contributions. |
2016 |