ILAB in Guatemala

Guatemala Submission under CAFTA-DR
The United States government made public the arbitral panel’s decision on the case the United States brought against Guatemala alleging violations of Chapter 16 (the Labor Chapter) of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The Department of Labor will continue to work with the government of Guatemala, worker and employer organizations, and other stakeholders to ensure that Guatemala is upholding its CAFTA-DR commitment to effectively enforce its labor laws.
Projects
Title | Amount | Grantee | Start Sort ascending | End |
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Increasing Collective Action to Address Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Unacceptable Conditions of Work in El Salvador, Guatemala, and HondurasThe 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. |
$8,400,000 | Pan American Development Foundation | 12/31/2021 | 06/06/2026 |
Improving Labor Law Enforcement in GuatemalaPromoting acceptable working conditions in trade partner countries helps the U.S. create a fair playing field for its own workforce and for U.S. companies that play by the rules. This project seeks to ensure that workers in the agricultural export sector in Guatemala, with whom the U.S. has a free trade agreement, receive at least the minimum wage, work within legal hours of work limits, receive due compensation for overtime, and operate in a safe working environment. |
$2,500,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 10/01/2018 | 03/01/2022 |
Leveraging Data to Build an Efficient Labor Market in Central AmericaAll economies, whether in the United States or in Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras), need timely, accurate information to fuel efficiencies in their labor markets. These efficiencies, in turn, help ensure social stability and contribute to economic growth – both within countries and beyond. This project will seek to strengthen labor market information systems in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to create useful labor market intelligence -- helping workers to find jobs, employers to fill the skills gap and economies to grow. |
$4,345,000 | IMPAQ International | 10/01/2017 | 09/30/2022 |
Measurement, Awareness-Raising, and Policy Engagement (MAP 16) Project on Child Labor and Forced LaborThe United States supports the goal of bringing meaningful change to the lives of the 152 million child laborers and the 25 million adults and children in forced labor around the world by eradicating child labor, forced labor and human trafficking. |
$22,400,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/09/2016 | 09/30/2022 |
My Rights Matter (Nuyatalil-Woklen: Mis Derechos son Importantes) |
$4,199,601 | Catholic Relief Services (CRS) | 09/30/2009 | 10/31/2013 |
Comply and Win Project (Cumple y Gana for Inspection) |
$8,837,260 | 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 |
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 |
Strengthening the Civil Service of the Labor Inspectorate |
$1,193,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/29/2007 | 09/29/2011 |
Verification of Compliance with the White Paper Recommendations |
$11,610,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/29/2006 | 09/29/2013 |