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
Support to the Global Action Plan and FY2009 Project Prep09/30/2009 - 12/31/2013 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Moving Towards a Child Labor-Free Jordan12/31/2010 - 08/31/2016 Equip the government and other stakeholders with tools needed to eliminate all worst forms of child labor in Jordan. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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ABK3 LEAP09/30/2011 - 08/31/2016 The ABK3 project raised awareness, strengthened advocacy, and built the capacity of community, government, and sugar industry stakeholders to reduce exploitative child labor in 11 sugarcane producing provinces in the Philippines. The project provided educational support to help children succeed and stay in school, and assisted families in increasing agricultural productivity, finding alternative sources of income, and linking to social protection programs in order to alleviate the root causes of child labor. |
World Vision |
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Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues10/31/2011 - 11/30/2017 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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PROMOTE: Decent Work for Domestic Workers to End Child Domestic Work12/31/2012 - 03/31/2018 The goal of the project is to reduce child domestic work by promoting decent work for domestic workers |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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M&E Toolkit: OCFT Sectors & Themes09/01/2016 - 08/31/2018 The project will help enhance the sustainability of child labor and forced labor program efforts by contributing to the overall body of knowledge on how best to assess child labor and forced labor interventions. |
JBS International |
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Consolidating and Disseminating Efforts to Combat Forced Labor in Brazil and Peru12/26/2012 - 12/31/2018 Vulnerable populations in rural and urban areas are victims of forced labor in Brazil and Peru. They endure abusive working conditions, debt bondage, deception, intimidation and threats, and restriction of movement, among other unlawful labor practices. Some victims of forced labor have been rescued from forced-labor conditions within agricultural supply chains or manufacturing businesses with domestic and global reach. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Supporting Sustainable and Child Labor Free Vanilla-Growing Communities in SAVA (SAVABE)11/01/2016 - 08/31/2020 The SAVABE project will aim to reduce child labor in the production of vanilla in the Sava region of Madagascar. The project will assist the vanilla industry to eliminate child labor in Madagascar’s vanilla supply chain and will build the capacity of Madagascar’s law enforcement to enforce child labor laws. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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CLIMB12/15/2017 - 05/31/2021 The Child Labor Improvements in Bangladesh (CLIMB) project built the capacity of civil society to more effectively detect and combat forced child labor and other labor abuses in the dried fish sector in Bangladesh. It leveraged partnerships with academic and community-based organizations to build a grassroots movement, empower vulnerable families, connect survivors to services and reduce the risk that children would be forced into this harmful work. |
Winrock International |
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Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya through Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) National Networks09/01/2016 - 07/31/2021 The Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment Project (GAN) worked directly with employers, workers’ organizations, and governments to help increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities for vulnerable youth in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya. The project created and strengthened private sector networks in support of apprenticeship and other types of work-based training, such as internships, in all three countries. It helped employers launch quality work training programs while ensuring these programs were accessible to disadvantaged youth. |
Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) |
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Support to the Global Action Plan and FY2009 Project Prep09/30/2009 - 12/31/2013 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Moving Towards a Child Labor-Free Jordan12/31/2010 - 08/31/2016 Equip the government and other stakeholders with tools needed to eliminate all worst forms of child labor in Jordan. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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ABK3 LEAP09/30/2011 - 08/31/2016 The ABK3 project raised awareness, strengthened advocacy, and built the capacity of community, government, and sugar industry stakeholders to reduce exploitative child labor in 11 sugarcane producing provinces in the Philippines. The project provided educational support to help children succeed and stay in school, and assisted families in increasing agricultural productivity, finding alternative sources of income, and linking to social protection programs in order to alleviate the root causes of child labor. |
World Vision |
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Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues10/31/2011 - 11/30/2017 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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PROMOTE: Decent Work for Domestic Workers to End Child Domestic Work12/31/2012 - 03/31/2018 The goal of the project is to reduce child domestic work by promoting decent work for domestic workers |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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M&E Toolkit: OCFT Sectors & Themes09/01/2016 - 08/31/2018 The project will help enhance the sustainability of child labor and forced labor program efforts by contributing to the overall body of knowledge on how best to assess child labor and forced labor interventions. |
JBS International |
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Consolidating and Disseminating Efforts to Combat Forced Labor in Brazil and Peru12/26/2012 - 12/31/2018 Vulnerable populations in rural and urban areas are victims of forced labor in Brazil and Peru. They endure abusive working conditions, debt bondage, deception, intimidation and threats, and restriction of movement, among other unlawful labor practices. Some victims of forced labor have been rescued from forced-labor conditions within agricultural supply chains or manufacturing businesses with domestic and global reach. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Supporting Sustainable and Child Labor Free Vanilla-Growing Communities in SAVA (SAVABE)11/01/2016 - 08/31/2020 The SAVABE project will aim to reduce child labor in the production of vanilla in the Sava region of Madagascar. The project will assist the vanilla industry to eliminate child labor in Madagascar’s vanilla supply chain and will build the capacity of Madagascar’s law enforcement to enforce child labor laws. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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CLIMB12/15/2017 - 05/31/2021 The Child Labor Improvements in Bangladesh (CLIMB) project built the capacity of civil society to more effectively detect and combat forced child labor and other labor abuses in the dried fish sector in Bangladesh. It leveraged partnerships with academic and community-based organizations to build a grassroots movement, empower vulnerable families, connect survivors to services and reduce the risk that children would be forced into this harmful work. |
Winrock International |
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Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya through Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) National Networks09/01/2016 - 07/31/2021 The Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment Project (GAN) worked directly with employers, workers’ organizations, and governments to help increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities for vulnerable youth in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya. The project created and strengthened private sector networks in support of apprenticeship and other types of work-based training, such as internships, in all three countries. It helped employers launch quality work training programs while ensuring these programs were accessible to disadvantaged youth. |
Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) |
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