ILAB in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Submission under CAFTA-DR
The U.S Department of Labor has issued a public report in response to a submission filed by Father Christopher Hartley under Chapter 16 (the Labor Chapter) of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The report, released on September 27, 2013, finds evidence of apparent and potential violations of labor law in the Dominican sugar sector and offers recommendations to the Government of the Dominican Republic to address the report's findings.
Projects
| Title | Amount | Grantee | Start Sort ascending | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Strengthening Worker Engagement, Empowerment, and Trust in the Dominican Sugar Sector (SWEET)The SWEET project empowers sugarcane field workers in the Dominican Republic to improve their working and living conditions through increased use of formal and informal mechanisms, including legal assistance, social services, and grievance processes. |
$3,000,000 | Impactt Limited | 12/15/2022 | 12/14/2026 |
Project to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Working Conditions in Agriculture in the Dominican Republic (FORMITRA)This project supports the Dominican government’s efforts to combat child labor and strengthen labor law enforcement while helping businesses prevent, detect, and eliminate labor abuses in the agriculture sector. Building off the commitment of the Ministry of Labor and of a growing number of businesses, the project helps promote supply chains free of exploitative labor and a fair playing field for workers in the U.S. and around the world. |
$5,000,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/08/2017 | 12/31/2022 |
Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues |
$15,900,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 10/31/2011 | 11/30/2017 |
Strengthening the Evidence Base on Child Labor Through Expanded Data Collection, Data Analysis, and Research-Based Global Reports |
$5,028,453 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/29/2008 | 09/29/2013 |
Comply and Win Project (Cumple y Gana for Inspection) |
$8,837,260 | Foundation for Peace and Democracy (FUNPADEM) | 09/29/2008 | 09/29/2012 |
Research on Forced Labor in the Production of Goods in Selected Countries: A Verite Multi-Stakeholder Initiative |
$1,375,000 | Verité | 09/29/2008 | 09/29/2012 |
Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education in the Dominican Republic (Education/Youth Employment/Public Private Partnerships) |
$4,000,000 | DevTech Systems, Inc. | 09/29/2007 | 09/29/2011 |
Working Together: Labor Rights for All (Todos y Todas Trabajamos: Derechos Laborales Para Todos y Todas) |
$8,325,000 | Catholic Relief Services (CRS) | 09/29/2007 | 09/29/2013 |
Cultivar: Advancing Labor Rights in Agriculture |
$2,749,000 | Social Accountability International | 09/29/2007 | 09/29/2011 |
Supporting the Time-bound Program for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Dominican Republic (Phase II) |
$2,625,900 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/29/2006 | 09/29/2010 |