ILAB in Peru
Peru Submission under US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a public report in response to a submission filed under the Labor Chapter of the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement by the International Labor Rights Forum, Perú Equidad, and seven Peruvian workers’ organizations. The report raises significant concerns regarding the right to freedom of association in Peru’s non-traditional export sectors, which includes exports such as textiles, apparel, and certain agricultural products.
Projects
| Title | Amount | Grantee | Start Sort ascending | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Worker Empowerment in South AmericaThe Worker Empowerment in South America project seeks to improve respect for labor rights in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru by strengthening democratic, independent workers' organizations in the agricultural, platform (gig) economy, manufacturing, and mining sectors. |
$12,000,000 | Solidarity Center | 12/15/2022 | 12/14/2026 |
Catalyzing Civil Society to Accelerate Progress Against Child Labor (Catalyst)The project aims to build the capacity of civil society organizations around the world to advance the fight against child labor by raising the voices of workers, advocates, and other civil society representatives. |
$4,000,000 | Global March Against Child Labor | 12/15/2021 | 12/14/2025 |
Strengthening Decent Work in the Fishing Sector in South AmericaThis project aims to address labor abuses in the fishing sector in South America, with a focus on Ecuador and Peru. |
$5,000,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/15/2021 | 06/14/2026 |
Engaging Workers and Civil Society to Strengthen Labor Law EnforcementWorkers and civil society organizations help to supplement and support government labor law enforcement efforts by proactively identifying potential labor violations and filing justiciable complaints with the appropriate authorities. This project works in U.S. trade partner countries to improve labor law enforcement, as well as compliance with labor-related U.S. trade provisions, by improving the involvement of workers and civil society organizations in this process. |
$8,050,000 | Solidarity Center | 09/01/2018 | 09/30/2023 |
Promoting Better Understanding of Indicators to Address Forced Labor and Labor Trafficking in PeruThis project supports the Peruvian government and other labor stakeholders to build their capacity to prevent, detect, and eliminate forced labor and labor trafficking from workplaces in Peru. By bringing together the Ministry of Labor, regional and local governments, law enforcement officials, and the judiciary branch, the project aims to encourage better enforcement through consultation and consensus building. |
$2,000,000 | Capital Humano y Social Alternativo (CHS) | 12/08/2017 | 12/30/2022 |
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. |
$23,945,000 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/09/2016 | 12/31/2023 |
Building Union Capacity to Reduce Precarious Employment in Peru |
$1,000,000 | Solidarity Center | 12/31/2015 | 11/20/2017 |
From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labor (The Bridge Project) |
$18,745,138 | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/30/2015 | 07/31/2023 |
Building the Capacity of the Peruvian Labor Inspectorate |
$2,000,000 | Capital Humano y Social Alternativo (CHS) | 12/15/2014 | 12/14/2018 |
Closing the Child Labor and Forced Labor Evidence Gap: Impact EvaluationsOur impact evaluation projects use rigorous quantitative techniques to evaluate the impact of interventions on reducing child labor, forced labor and human trafficking—part of a broader ILAB effort to build rigorous evidence on what works to secure and protect the rights of children and adults. Such evaluations support our partner governments’ evidence-based policymaking efforts, and also help identify proven strategies to inform ILAB’s future investments in global programs to combat child labor and forced labor. |
$1,097,690 | Innovations for Poverty Action | 12/15/2014 | 02/28/2018 |