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
Pilares: Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Combat Child Labor and Improve Working Conditions in Colombia12/15/2017 - 10/31/2023 The Pilares project is supporting civil society organizations in Colombia to more effectively detect and combat child labor and unacceptable working conditions in artisanal and small-scale mines. Pilares forms networks of civil society organizations and empowers local communities to build grassroots movements. Collectively, these movements or networks are improving working conditions and reducing the risk that children will be used in this harmful work. |
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CARING Gold Mining Project12/11/2015 - 03/10/2020 |
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Reducing Child Labor through Education and Service (R-CLES)12/27/2012 - 07/31/2017 The project will reduce the overall number of children engaged in exploitative child labor in artisanal gold mines and cotton fields of Burkina Faso. In the three targeted regions, the project will provide services to promote children’s ability to access educational opportunities and awareness of the long term benefits of schooling. The project will also assist households in meeting their livelihood needs in order to reduce their reliance on child labor. |
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Pilares: Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Combat Child Labor and Improve Working Conditions in Colombia12/15/2017 - 10/31/2023 The Pilares project is supporting civil society organizations in Colombia to more effectively detect and combat child labor and unacceptable working conditions in artisanal and small-scale mines. Pilares forms networks of civil society organizations and empowers local communities to build grassroots movements. Collectively, these movements or networks are improving working conditions and reducing the risk that children will be used in this harmful work. |
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CARING Gold Mining Project12/11/2015 - 03/10/2020 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Reducing Child Labor through Education and Service (R-CLES)12/27/2012 - 07/31/2017 The project will reduce the overall number of children engaged in exploitative child labor in artisanal gold mines and cotton fields of Burkina Faso. In the three targeted regions, the project will provide services to promote children’s ability to access educational opportunities and awareness of the long term benefits of schooling. The project will also assist households in meeting their livelihood needs in order to reduce their reliance on child labor. |
Counterpart International |
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