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
Madagascar Shines: Reducing Child Labor in Mica-Producing Communities of Madagascar02/14/2022 - 06/09/2025 The Madagascar Shines project aims to reduce child labor in mica-producing communities in the Anôsy region of Madagascar through community engagement, coordination, and capacity building. |
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Eliminating Child Labor in Mica-Producing Communities and Promoting Responsible Mica Sourcing in Madagascar and Globally (MICA)12/16/2020 - 09/15/2021 The goal of the UNDP’s MICA project is to eliminate child labor in four communes in Madagascar and to promote environmentally- and socially-responsible mica mining by bolstering the resiliency of vulnerable households in mica producing communities, building government capacity, and increasing engagement with stakeholders. |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
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She Thrives: Reducing Child Labor in Ethiopia’s Agricultural Sector using a Gender-Focused Approach12/07/2020 - 02/06/2025 The She Thrives project seeks to build agency of vulnerable women and girls in the Ethiopian agricultural sector, change community social norms and traditions that uphold child labor and gender inequality, and transform laws, policies and institutions to be more gender equitable and support efforts to reduce child labor in Ethiopia. |
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) |
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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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Technical Support for Enhancing National Capacity to Prevent and Reduce Child Labour in Vietnam12/31/2014 - 12/31/2024 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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My-PEC: Myanmar Program on the Elimination of Child Labor12/31/2013 - 09/30/2025 The goal of the project is to reduce child labor in Burma through the establishment of a comprehensive, inclusive, and efficient multi-stakeholder response. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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Madagascar Shines: Reducing Child Labor in Mica-Producing Communities of Madagascar02/14/2022 - 06/09/2025 The Madagascar Shines project aims to reduce child labor in mica-producing communities in the Anôsy region of Madagascar through community engagement, coordination, and capacity building. |
Pact |
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Eliminating Child Labor in Mica-Producing Communities and Promoting Responsible Mica Sourcing in Madagascar and Globally (MICA)12/16/2020 - 09/15/2021 The goal of the UNDP’s MICA project is to eliminate child labor in four communes in Madagascar and to promote environmentally- and socially-responsible mica mining by bolstering the resiliency of vulnerable households in mica producing communities, building government capacity, and increasing engagement with stakeholders. |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
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She Thrives: Reducing Child Labor in Ethiopia’s Agricultural Sector using a Gender-Focused Approach12/07/2020 - 02/06/2025 The She Thrives project seeks to build agency of vulnerable women and girls in the Ethiopian agricultural sector, change community social norms and traditions that uphold child labor and gender inequality, and transform laws, policies and institutions to be more gender equitable and support efforts to reduce child labor in Ethiopia. |
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) |
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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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Technical Support for Enhancing National Capacity to Prevent and Reduce Child Labour in Vietnam12/31/2014 - 12/31/2024 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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My-PEC: Myanmar Program on the Elimination of Child Labor12/31/2013 - 09/30/2025 The goal of the project is to reduce child labor in Burma through the establishment of a comprehensive, inclusive, and efficient multi-stakeholder response. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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