ILAB in Jordan
US-Jordan Labor Cooperation
The United States and Jordan signed a Memorandum of Understanding in December 2013 to better coordinate cooperative activities and to improve labor standards. The U.S. Department of Labor, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and their Government of Jordan counterparts met and issued a joint statement regarding the second Labor Subcommittee meeting under the U.S-Jordan Free Trade Agreement in Amman, Jordan.
Projects
| Title | Amount | Grantee | Start Sort ascending | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. |
$23,945,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/09/2016 | 03/31/2024 |
Better Work - JordanBetter Work Jordan strives to accelerate improvements in the working conditions and business competitiveness of Jordan’s garment industry as well as the exporting industrial sector at large. The project strategy is two-tiered: the factory level and the institutional and policy level. |
$12,753,574 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/01/2014 | 12/31/2025 |
Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues |
$15,900,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 10/31/2011 | 11/30/2017 |
Moving Towards a Child Labor-Free JordanEquip the government and other stakeholders with tools needed to eliminate all worst forms of child labor in Jordan. |
$4,040,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/31/2010 | 08/31/2016 |
Promising Futures: Reducing Child Labor in Jordan Through Education and Sustainable LivelihoodsReduce the number of children who work and at risk of becoming engaged in exploitive child labor in Jordan and enhance family livelihood opportunities to address its root causes
|
$3,998,881 | Save the Children | 12/30/2010 | 12/30/2014 |
Combating Exploitive Labor through Education (CECLE) in Jordan |
$4,000,000 | Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF) International | 09/29/2008 | 09/29/2012 |
National Child Labor Surveys in Selected Countries |
$1,593,091 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/29/2005 | 09/29/2010 |
National Program for the Prevention and Elimination of Child Labor in Jordan |
$1,000,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/29/2002 | 09/29/2007 |
Industrial Relations - Jordan |
$1,387,240 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/29/2001 | 09/29/2007 |
| Title | Amount | Grantee | Start Sort ascending | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. |
$23,945,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/09/2016 | 03/31/2024 |
Better Work - JordanBetter Work Jordan strives to accelerate improvements in the working conditions and business competitiveness of Jordan’s garment industry as well as the exporting industrial sector at large. The project strategy is two-tiered: the factory level and the institutional and policy level. |
$12,753,574 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/01/2014 | 12/31/2025 |
Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues |
$15,900,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 10/31/2011 | 11/30/2017 |
Moving Towards a Child Labor-Free JordanEquip the government and other stakeholders with tools needed to eliminate all worst forms of child labor in Jordan. |
$4,040,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/31/2010 | 08/31/2016 |
Promising Futures: Reducing Child Labor in Jordan Through Education and Sustainable LivelihoodsReduce the number of children who work and at risk of becoming engaged in exploitive child labor in Jordan and enhance family livelihood opportunities to address its root causes
|
$3,998,881 | Save the Children | 12/30/2010 | 12/30/2014 |
Combating Exploitive Labor through Education (CECLE) in Jordan |
$4,000,000 | Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF) International | 09/29/2008 | 09/29/2012 |
National Child Labor Surveys in Selected Countries |
$1,593,091 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/29/2005 | 09/29/2010 |
National Program for the Prevention and Elimination of Child Labor in Jordan |
$1,000,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/29/2002 | 09/29/2007 |
Industrial Relations - Jordan |
$1,387,240 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/29/2001 | 09/29/2007 |