Our international grants support projects to combat some of the most abusive labor practices, including the use of child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in global supply chains. ILAB-funded projects also promote trade partners’ compliance with the labor requirements of U.S. trade agreements and preference programs – helping to ensure a fair global playing field for workers in the United States and around the world.
Results
Combating Worst Forms of Child Labor Through Education and Livelihood Interventions in Egypt12/31/2010 - 12/31/2014 Project Objectives: To combat child labor, with special attention to the worst forms of child labor in agriculture, through improved child labor policy and legislation, and the promotion of educational opportunities for children and sustainable livelihoods for vulnerable households |
United Nations World Food Program (WFP) |
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Strengthening Unions to Promote Vulnerable Workers' Rights in Peru12/31/2012 - 12/31/2014 |
Solidarity Center |
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ÑAUPAQMAN PURIY KEREIMBA: Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education in Bolivia12/30/2010 - 02/28/2015 Development Objective: To reduce the number of children working in exploitive conditions in Bolivia by increasing their enrollment in educational activities, reducing their hours of work or removing them from exploitive work, assisting families with increased livelihood opportunities, and promoting economic empowerment among communities. The project will develop its strategies in conjunction with indigenous organizations and work within the framework of indigenous cultural values, organizational structure and language. |
Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA) |
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Cambodians EXCEL: Eliminating eXploitative Child Labor through Education and Livelihoods12/31/2012 - 12/31/2016 Reduce exploitative child labor in areas with a high prevalence of child labor in agriculture, fishing, and domestic service. |
World Vision |
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Proyecto Semilla (Seed Project): Combating Exploitative Rural Child Labor in Peru12/31/2011 - 12/31/2019 |
Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA) |
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Paraguay Okakuaa (Paraguay Progresses)11/03/2015 - 09/30/2021 In partnership with the Paraguayan Ministry of Labor, Paraguay Okakuaa is strengthening the enforcement of labor laws in agriculture in the Department of Guairá and providing educational and livelihood opportunities for families vulnerable to child labor, particularly young women. And in response to the government’s political will to address forced labor, the project is now expanding efforts to the Chaco, a significant cattle- and beef-exporting region. |
Partners of the Americas |
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Multi-stakeholder Strategy for Child Labor Elimination in Agriculture in Argentina01/01/2019 - 07/30/2023 This project is raising the visibility and understanding of child labor in agriculture in Argentina and contributing to improved tools and coordination among government entities, the private sector, and civil society to confront the problem. It focuses on the provinces of Tucumán, Misiones, and Buenos Aires. The project is working with the private sector to develop agricultural certifications and mechanisms for addressing child labor in yerba mate, lemon, and blueberry production. |
Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA) |
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Together Against Child Labor in Tunisia (PROTECTE)09/01/2016 - 08/31/2023 The PROTECTE project is working to strengthen Tunisia’s ability to implement their Child Labor National Action Plan, a multi-stakeholder effort involving government, business, and civil society. The project will turn policy and promises into action by facilitating a comprehensive approach to safeguarding every child’s right to attend school and avoid exploitative labor. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Improving the Capacity of Labor and Agriculture Stakeholders to Address Child Labor in Agricultural Areas of Argentina Project01/01/2019 - 08/31/2023 This project is building the capacity of labor and agriculture stakeholders to more effectively implement the National Action Plan on Child Labor and coordinate efforts to combat child labor. The project is generating knowledge and information on child labor and adolescent work in agriculture; raising awareness of and advocating for a solution to the problem; and helping labor and agriculture stakeholders build their capacity to address child labor by designing local-level models, methodologies, and tools. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Adwuma Pa11/16/2018 - 11/15/2023 The Adwuma Pa project worked to reduce the risk of child, forced, and exploitive labor practices of vulnerable women aged 18+ and adolescent girls aged 15–17 within 80 cocoa-producing communities across four districts in Ghana. |
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) |
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Combating Worst Forms of Child Labor Through Education and Livelihood Interventions in Egypt12/31/2010 - 12/31/2014 Project Objectives: To combat child labor, with special attention to the worst forms of child labor in agriculture, through improved child labor policy and legislation, and the promotion of educational opportunities for children and sustainable livelihoods for vulnerable households |
United Nations World Food Program (WFP) |
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Strengthening Unions to Promote Vulnerable Workers' Rights in Peru12/31/2012 - 12/31/2014 |
Solidarity Center |
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ÑAUPAQMAN PURIY KEREIMBA: Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education in Bolivia12/30/2010 - 02/28/2015 Development Objective: To reduce the number of children working in exploitive conditions in Bolivia by increasing their enrollment in educational activities, reducing their hours of work or removing them from exploitive work, assisting families with increased livelihood opportunities, and promoting economic empowerment among communities. The project will develop its strategies in conjunction with indigenous organizations and work within the framework of indigenous cultural values, organizational structure and language. |
Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA) |
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Cambodians EXCEL: Eliminating eXploitative Child Labor through Education and Livelihoods12/31/2012 - 12/31/2016 Reduce exploitative child labor in areas with a high prevalence of child labor in agriculture, fishing, and domestic service. |
World Vision |
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Proyecto Semilla (Seed Project): Combating Exploitative Rural Child Labor in Peru12/31/2011 - 12/31/2019 |
Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA) |
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Paraguay Okakuaa (Paraguay Progresses)11/03/2015 - 09/30/2021 In partnership with the Paraguayan Ministry of Labor, Paraguay Okakuaa is strengthening the enforcement of labor laws in agriculture in the Department of Guairá and providing educational and livelihood opportunities for families vulnerable to child labor, particularly young women. And in response to the government’s political will to address forced labor, the project is now expanding efforts to the Chaco, a significant cattle- and beef-exporting region. |
Partners of the Americas |
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Multi-stakeholder Strategy for Child Labor Elimination in Agriculture in Argentina01/01/2019 - 07/30/2023 This project is raising the visibility and understanding of child labor in agriculture in Argentina and contributing to improved tools and coordination among government entities, the private sector, and civil society to confront the problem. It focuses on the provinces of Tucumán, Misiones, and Buenos Aires. The project is working with the private sector to develop agricultural certifications and mechanisms for addressing child labor in yerba mate, lemon, and blueberry production. |
Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA) |
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Together Against Child Labor in Tunisia (PROTECTE)09/01/2016 - 08/31/2023 The PROTECTE project is working to strengthen Tunisia’s ability to implement their Child Labor National Action Plan, a multi-stakeholder effort involving government, business, and civil society. The project will turn policy and promises into action by facilitating a comprehensive approach to safeguarding every child’s right to attend school and avoid exploitative labor. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Improving the Capacity of Labor and Agriculture Stakeholders to Address Child Labor in Agricultural Areas of Argentina Project01/01/2019 - 08/31/2023 This project is building the capacity of labor and agriculture stakeholders to more effectively implement the National Action Plan on Child Labor and coordinate efforts to combat child labor. The project is generating knowledge and information on child labor and adolescent work in agriculture; raising awareness of and advocating for a solution to the problem; and helping labor and agriculture stakeholders build their capacity to address child labor by designing local-level models, methodologies, and tools. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Adwuma Pa11/16/2018 - 11/15/2023 The Adwuma Pa project worked to reduce the risk of child, forced, and exploitive labor practices of vulnerable women aged 18+ and adolescent girls aged 15–17 within 80 cocoa-producing communities across four districts in Ghana. |
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) |
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