United States Department of Labor

ILAB News Releases

• ILAB News Release: US Labor Department solicits applications for $7 million agreement to expand international knowledge base on child labor - 13-0666-NAT - [05/13/2013]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $10 million grant solicitation to address child labor and working conditions in Dominican Republic - 13-0666-NAT - [05/13/2013]
• ILAB News Release: US Labor Department to award one or more cooperative agreements to reduce child labor in Rwanda's tea sector - 13-0739-NAT - [05/13/2013]
• ILAB News Release: United States seeks to protect worker rights under US-Bahrain trade agreement - 13-0865-NAT - [05/07/2013]
• ILAB News Release: Acting US Trade Representative Marantis and acting Labor Secretary Harris announce groundbreaking labor rights enforcement agreement with Guatemala - 13-0691-NAT - [04/11/2013]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor hosts 1st Labor Affairs Council meeting under US-Korea Free Trade Agreement - 13-0518-NAT - [03/19/2013]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor presents Iqbal Masih Award to Ghanaian advocate for vulnerable children - 13-0166-NAT - [02/28/2013]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $1.5 million to strengthen Colombia labor rights - 12-2522-NAT - [12/27/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $2.2 million grant for projects to strengthen worker organizations in Haiti and Peru - 12-2523-NAT - [12/27/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $5 million to reduce child domestic work and promote decent work for domestic workers in Indonesia - 12-2493-NAT - [12/21/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $10 million grant to combat child labor in Ecuador and Panama - 12-2503-NAT - [12/21/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US secretary of labor releases report on Bahrain's labor compliance - 12-2464-NAT - [12/20/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $5.35 million to implement forced child labor projects in Brazil and Peru - 12-2480-NAT - [12/19/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $5 million grant to combat child labor in Burkina Faso - 12-2472-NAT - [12/17/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $10 million to International Rescue Committee to combat child labor in Tanzania - 12-2388-NAT - [12/17/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor releases toolkit to help businesses combat child and forced labor in global supply chains - 12-2438-NAT - [12/14/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $6 million to Winrock International to combat child labor in rubber-producing areas of Liberia - 12-2317-NAT - [11/27/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $10 million agreement to World Vision to combat child labor in Cambodia - 12-2315-NAT - [11/26/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $1.5 million to Tulane University's Payson Center for research on child labor in West African cocoa-growing areas - 12-2111-NAT - [10/25/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $5 million in funding to reduce child domestic labor in South and Southeast Asia, solicits grant applications - 12-2048-NAT - [10/10/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $10 million in funding to reduce child labor in Ecuador and Panama, solicits grant applications - 12-2063-NAT - [10/10/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Labor Department announces $1.5 million in funding to strengthen labor rights in Colombia, solicits applicants for one or more grants - 12-2016-NAT - [10/10/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $2.2 million in funding to strengthen worker organizations in Haiti and Peru, solicits grant applications - 12-2027-NAT - [10/10/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor releases 3 reports on international child labor and forced labor - 12-1958-NAT - [08/26/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces availability of $5 million competitive solicitation for cooperative agreements to combat child labor in Burkina Faso - 12-1768-NAT - [08/30/2012]
• ILAB News Release: Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Labor Rights Week 2012 - 12-1769-NAT - [08/27/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor issues statement on agreement between General Motors and workers in Bogota, Colombia - 12-1764-NAT - [08/24/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces availability of $10 million competitive solicitation for cooperative agreements to combat child labor in Tanzania - 12-1665-NAT - [08/20/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $10 million competitive solicitation for cooperative agreements to combat child labor in Cambodia - 12-1484-NAT - [08/06/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $6 million grant solicitation to combat child labor in Liberia rubber industry - 12-1415-NAT - [07/16/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $5 million grant competition to pilot test guidelines to reduce child and forced labor in agricultural imports - 12-1284-NAT - [06/28/2012]
• ILAB News Release: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and ambassadors of Honduras, the Philippines, Peru and Ecuador sign agreements on migrant worker rights - 12-1175-NAT - [06/11/2012]
• ILAB News Release: Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on statistics updated by International Labor Organization regarding forced labor - 12-1144-NAT - [06/01/2012]
• ILAB News Release: Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on election of Guy Ryder as director-general of International Labor Organization - 12-1107-NAT - [05/30/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor and Oman Ministry of Manpower meet on United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement - 12-0785-NAT - [04/25/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Labor Department publishes revised list of products made with forced or indentured child labor - 12-0647-NAT - [04/03/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor presents Iqbal Masih award to American documentary filmmaker for efforts to combat exploitative child labor - 12-0533-NAT - [03/20/2012]
• ILAB News Release: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and India's labour and employment minister sign memorandum to cooperate on worker rights - 12-0220-NAT - [02/02/2012]
• ILAB News Release: Secretary Solis meets with Colombia minister of labor, announces $2 million grant for ILO to assist with Colombia Action Plan implementation - 12-0192-NAT - [02/01/2012]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $13 million grant to combat exploitative child labor in Peru - 11-1770-NAT - [12/20/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $10 million to combat child labor in Ethiopia - 11-1685-NAT - [11/30/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $1.5 million in continued funding for program to improve labor relations in Vietnam - 11-1490-NAT - [10/13/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $13 million grant competition to combat exploitative child labor in Peru - 11-1489-NAT - [10/13/2011]
• ILAB News Release: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis releases 3 new reports and announces $32.5 million in grants to combat exploitative child labor - 11-1446-NAT - [10/03/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $10 million grant competition to combat child labor in Ethiopia - 11-1341-NAT - [09/19/2011]
• ILAB News Release: Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis signs agreements with Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and El Salvador ambassadors protecting rights of migrant workers - 11-1278-NAT - [08/29/2011]
• ILAB News Release: Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on labor rights enforcement case against Guatemala - 11-1206-NAT - [08/09/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $2.5 million grant competition for evaluation and monitoring of international child labor projects - 11-1076-NAT - [07/14/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $15 million grant competition to combat child labor through Global Action Program - 11-1075-NAT - [07/14/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $15 million grant competition to combat child labor in Philippine sugarcane production - 11-1074-NAT - [07/14/2011]
• ILAB News Release: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and ambassadors of Guatemala and Nicaragua sign declarations protecting migrant workers' rights - 11-0880-NAT - [06/16/2011]
• ILAB News Release: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announces new appointments to Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy - 11-0671-NAT - [06/09/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Labor Department publishes revised list of products made with forced or indentured child labor - 11-0784-NAT - [05/27/2011]
• ILAB News Release: Deputy Undersecretary of Labor Sandra Polaski testifies before Senate Finance Committee on US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, related issues - 11-0699-NAT - [05/11/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor seeks comments on 3 international child labor and forced labor reports - 11-0575-NAT - [04/25/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis joins President Obama in El Salvador to highlight labor solidarity in protecting migrant workers' rights - 11-0402-NAT - [03/22/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis joins President Obama on El Salvador trip to highlight solidarity on combating child labor - 11-0401-NAT - [03/22/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor presents Iqbal Masih Award to Liberian workers' group for efforts to combat exploitive child labor - 11-0176-NAT - [02/16/2011]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards nearly $20 million to combat exploitive child labor in Bolivia, Egypt and Jordan - 10-1775-NAT - [12/29/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $40 million to eliminate exploitive child labor in 12 countries - 10-1745-NAT - [12/15/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces a grant of more than $5 million for Better Work program in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam - 10-1718-NAT - [12/15/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces $640,000 grant to implement labor project in the Republic of Maldives - 10-1731-NAT - [12/15/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor releases 3 new reports on international child labor and forced labor - 10-1706-NAT - [12/15/2010]
• ILAB News Release: Statement of Deputy Undersecretary of Labor Sandra Polaski on carpets produced in India by child labor and forced labor - 10-1569-NAT - [11/09/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces competitive solicitation for $4 million in grants to combat child labor in Jordan - 10-1381-NAT - [10/07/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $2 million to implement Better Work program in Nicaragua - 10-1409-NAT - [10/06/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor announces competitive solicitation for $9.5 million to combat child labor in Egypt - 10-1335-NAT - [09/30/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor and US Trade Representative meet on US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement - 10-1331-NAT - [09/21/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor launches initiative to combat child labor in cocoa growing regions of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire - 10-1285-NAT - [09/13/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announces labor consultations with Guatemala under CAFTA-DR agreement - 10-1078-NAT - [07/30/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis in El Salvador announces $10 million contribution by United States for child labor eradication efforts - 10-1009-NAT - [07/29/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis visits ENTERATE project aimed at eliminating child labor in Nicaragua - 10-1068-NAT - [07/27/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Labor Department publishes updated list of products made with forced or indentured child labor - 10-0914-NAT - [07/19/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor and US trade representative meet on US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement - 10-0692-NAT - [05/19/2010]
• ILAB News Release: Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on today's report on child labor in agriculture - 10-0616-NAT - [05/05/2010]
• ILAB News Release: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis chairs 1st meeting of President's Committee on the International Labor Organization in 10 years - 10-0496-NAT - [05/05/2010]
• ILAB News Release: G20 labor and employment ministers present recommendations to President Obama - 10-0521-NAT - [04/21/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Labor Department and Secretary Hilda L. Solis to host G20 Labor and Employment Ministers' Meeting on April 20 and 21 - 10-0507-NAT - [04/19/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor official testifies before US House of Representatives foreign affairs subcommittees - 10-0304-NAT - [03/10/2010]
• ILAB News Release: US Labor Department seeks feedback on international child labor, forced labor, and forced or indentured child labor - 10-0134-NAT - [02/23/2010]
• ILAB News Release: Officials of both nations meet on US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement - 10-0148-NAT - [01/29/2010]
• ILAB News Release: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis addresses the 16th Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor in Buenos Aires, Argentina - 09-1186-NAT - [10/07/2009]
• ILAB News Release: U.S. Department of Labor awards $6.4 million in grants to support international worker rights - 09-1204-NAT - [09/30/2009]
• ILAB News Release: U.S. Department of Labor's Sandra Polaski addresses Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Labor and Employment Ministerial in Paris - 09-1170-NAT - [09/29/2009]
• ILAB News Release: U.S. Department of Labor awards nearly $59 million to eliminate exploitive child labor in 19 countries - 09-1113-NAT - [09/28/2009]
• ILAB News Release: Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on reports detailing international child labor and forced labor - 09-1111-NAT - [09/10/2009]
• ILAB News Release: U.S. Labor Department issues reports on international child labor and forced labor - 09-0946-NAT - [09/10/2009]
• ILAB News Release: U.S. Department of Labor marks 2009 World Day Against Child Labor with roundtable of employers, unions, academics, organizations, experts and activists - 09-0589-NAT - [06/10/2009]
• ILAB News Release: Sandra Polaski sworn in as U.S. Department of Labor's deputy undersecretary for international affairs - 09-0433-NAT - [04/27/2009]