About the Study

In 2016, the Chief Evaluation Office partnered with the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) to fund researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to understand the prevalence, nature, and possible consequences of working conditions on employment and health status of the Central American workforce, with a particular focus on work-related violence.

In a previous study, researchers at the University of Texas School of Public Health developed and piloted a survey module on adult work-related violence, designed to be integrated and administered as part of a larger survey on working conditions and health in Central America.

This Department of Labor-funded study was the result of the annual process to determine the Department’s research priorities for the upcoming year. It contributes to the growing labor evidence-base to inform programs and policies that impact international labor issues and addresses Department strategic goals and priorities.

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.