ILAB in Mexico

Projects
Title | Amount | Grantee | Start Sort ascending | End |
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Observation and Engagement for Rights Verification and Realization Initiative (OBSERVAR)The OBSERVAR project will support workplace democratic processes in Mexico through the impartial observation of workplace votes and the capacity building of key stakeholders on the issues of freedom of association and collective bargaining. |
$5,000,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 08/23/2023 | 08/22/2026 |
Towards Effective Courts and Coordinated Labor JusticeThe Towards Effective Courts and Coordinated Labor Justice (TECLAB) project aims to support independent state labor courts created by Mexico’s 2019 Labor Law Reform to administer labor justice in an effective, efficient, and consistent manner. |
$10,000,000 | The Ergo Group, Inc. | 01/23/2023 | 07/23/2027 |
Project to Expand and Assess the Fair Food Program (FFP) Model for Promotion of Human Rights and Labor Rights Protections in International Agricultural Supply Chains |
$2,500,000 | Fair Food Standards Council | 12/30/2022 | 12/29/2025 |
Strengthening Mexican Inspectorate for Labor Enforcement (CAMINOS)The strengthening Mexican inspectorate for labor enforcement (CAMINOS) project aims to improve government systems for labor law enforcement through improved enforcement of labor laws by federal and state labor inspectorate, better administration of inspections, and enhanced engagement with supply chain actors in targeted USMCA sectors. |
$12,000,000 | American Institutes for Research | 08/25/2022 | 02/24/2027 |
Una Cosecha Justa: Project to Reduce Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Forms of Labor Exploitation in the Chile Pepper and Tomato Sectors in MexicoThe Una Cosecha Justa project aims to increase protections for workers and reduce the risk of child labor, forced labor, and other labor rights violations among indigenous and migrant workers in the chile pepper and tomato sectors. The project will mobilize government officials, employers, workers, workers’ organizations, agricultural outreach workers, community leaders, and civil society organizations to address labor violations and increase worker engagement in advocating for their labor rights. |
$7,000,000 | World Vision | 08/02/2022 | 02/01/2027 |
Building an Independent & Democratic Labor Movement to Protect Worker Rights in MexicoThis project will strengthen the capacity of unions to organize by legitimizing collective bargaining agreements, supporting internal leadership elections, building partnerships, and providing independent unions with legal support and training for lawyers. The project will operate in the Mexican states of Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, Estado de Mexico and Mexico City, as well as Mexico’s northern states by promoting authentic collective bargaining in the automotive, auto parts, aerospace, call centers, electronics, garment, industrial bakeries, logistics and mining sectors. |
$10,000,000 | Solidarity Center | 07/19/2022 | 07/18/2024 |
Sustentar: Project to Build and Strengthen Sustainability Systems in the Tomato and Chile Sectors in MexicoThe Sustentar project aims to increase private sector stakeholders’ accountability to uphold core labor standards consistent with Mexican labor laws and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) Labor Chapter, with a specific focus on addressing child labor, forced labor, and acceptable conditions of work. The project will include a focus on states that produce chile peppers and tomatoes, including Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Chihuahua. |
$5,000,000 | Social Accountability International | 04/01/2022 | 10/31/2026 |
Building a Comprehensive Government of Mexico Approach to Combating Child Labor and Forced LaborThis project will enhance the effectiveness of the Government of Mexico to combat child labor and forced labor at the federal level and support specific interventions in the southern states of Chiapas, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo. The duration of the project will be five years (60 months). |
$13,000,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 04/01/2022 | 03/31/2027 |
Gender Equity in the Mexican WorkplaceThe Gender Equity in the Mexican Workplace project works to empower women to gain representation in union leadership in order to strengthen protections, address discrimination and harassment at work, and augment wages. |
$10,000,000 | Partners of the Americas | 12/15/2021 | 06/14/2026 |
Enhancing Labor Conciliation in Mexico (ENLACE)The Enhancing Labor Conciliation in Mexico project aims to support the state-level conciliation institutions established by the 2019 Mexican Labor Law Reform to help workers, unions, and employers prevent and resolve labor disputes in a transparent and efficient manner. |
$10,000,000 | American Institutes for Research | 12/15/2021 | 06/14/2026 |
Title | Amount | Grantee | Start Sort ascending | End |
---|---|---|---|---|
Observation and Engagement for Rights Verification and Realization Initiative (OBSERVAR)The OBSERVAR project will support workplace democratic processes in Mexico through the impartial observation of workplace votes and the capacity building of key stakeholders on the issues of freedom of association and collective bargaining. |
$5,000,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 08/23/2023 | 08/22/2026 |
Towards Effective Courts and Coordinated Labor JusticeThe Towards Effective Courts and Coordinated Labor Justice (TECLAB) project aims to support independent state labor courts created by Mexico’s 2019 Labor Law Reform to administer labor justice in an effective, efficient, and consistent manner. |
$10,000,000 | The Ergo Group, Inc. | 01/23/2023 | 07/23/2027 |
Project to Expand and Assess the Fair Food Program (FFP) Model for Promotion of Human Rights and Labor Rights Protections in International Agricultural Supply Chains |
$2,500,000 | Fair Food Standards Council | 12/30/2022 | 12/29/2025 |
Strengthening Mexican Inspectorate for Labor Enforcement (CAMINOS)The strengthening Mexican inspectorate for labor enforcement (CAMINOS) project aims to improve government systems for labor law enforcement through improved enforcement of labor laws by federal and state labor inspectorate, better administration of inspections, and enhanced engagement with supply chain actors in targeted USMCA sectors. |
$12,000,000 | American Institutes for Research | 08/25/2022 | 02/24/2027 |
Una Cosecha Justa: Project to Reduce Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Forms of Labor Exploitation in the Chile Pepper and Tomato Sectors in MexicoThe Una Cosecha Justa project aims to increase protections for workers and reduce the risk of child labor, forced labor, and other labor rights violations among indigenous and migrant workers in the chile pepper and tomato sectors. The project will mobilize government officials, employers, workers, workers’ organizations, agricultural outreach workers, community leaders, and civil society organizations to address labor violations and increase worker engagement in advocating for their labor rights. |
$7,000,000 | World Vision | 08/02/2022 | 02/01/2027 |
Building an Independent & Democratic Labor Movement to Protect Worker Rights in MexicoThis project will strengthen the capacity of unions to organize by legitimizing collective bargaining agreements, supporting internal leadership elections, building partnerships, and providing independent unions with legal support and training for lawyers. The project will operate in the Mexican states of Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, Estado de Mexico and Mexico City, as well as Mexico’s northern states by promoting authentic collective bargaining in the automotive, auto parts, aerospace, call centers, electronics, garment, industrial bakeries, logistics and mining sectors. |
$10,000,000 | Solidarity Center | 07/19/2022 | 07/18/2024 |
Sustentar: Project to Build and Strengthen Sustainability Systems in the Tomato and Chile Sectors in MexicoThe Sustentar project aims to increase private sector stakeholders’ accountability to uphold core labor standards consistent with Mexican labor laws and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) Labor Chapter, with a specific focus on addressing child labor, forced labor, and acceptable conditions of work. The project will include a focus on states that produce chile peppers and tomatoes, including Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Chihuahua. |
$5,000,000 | Social Accountability International | 04/01/2022 | 10/31/2026 |
Building a Comprehensive Government of Mexico Approach to Combating Child Labor and Forced LaborThis project will enhance the effectiveness of the Government of Mexico to combat child labor and forced labor at the federal level and support specific interventions in the southern states of Chiapas, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo. The duration of the project will be five years (60 months). |
$13,000,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 04/01/2022 | 03/31/2027 |
Gender Equity in the Mexican WorkplaceThe Gender Equity in the Mexican Workplace project works to empower women to gain representation in union leadership in order to strengthen protections, address discrimination and harassment at work, and augment wages. |
$10,000,000 | Partners of the Americas | 12/15/2021 | 06/14/2026 |
Enhancing Labor Conciliation in Mexico (ENLACE)The Enhancing Labor Conciliation in Mexico project aims to support the state-level conciliation institutions established by the 2019 Mexican Labor Law Reform to help workers, unions, and employers prevent and resolve labor disputes in a transparent and efficient manner. |
$10,000,000 | American Institutes for Research | 12/15/2021 | 06/14/2026 |