Project Tag: “Trade”

Strengthening Civil Society to Protect and Advocate for Migrant Workers

01/01/2024 - 06/30/2028

The Strengthening Civil Society to Protect and Advocate for Migrant Workers project will provide civil society with the tools and training to protect migrant workers, particularly Mexican nationals participating in U.S. Temporary Foreign Worker programs, by supporting fair recruitment initiatives, building awareness of labor rights, and increasing the use of formal mechanisms for workers to exercise those rights.

Research, Innovation, and Strategic Engagement (RISE)

11/01/2023 - 05/01/2028

The RISE project works with governments, workers, and employers to respect, promote, and realize workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining rights globally.

Engaging Workers and Civil Society to Strengthen Labor Law Enforcement, Phase II

10/01/2023 - 09/30/2026

The Engaging Workers and Civil Society to Strengthen Labor Law Enforcement (Engage II) project aims to improve the knowledge of and compliance with labor laws in Georgia.

Observation and Engagement for Rights Verification and Realization Initiative (OBSERVAR)

08/23/2023 - 08/22/2026

The OBSERVAR project will support workplace democratic processes in Mexico through the impartial observation of workplace votes and the capacity building of key stakeholders on the issues of freedom of association and collective bargaining.

Towards Effective Courts and Coordinated Labor Justice

01/23/2023 - 07/23/2027

The Towards Effective Courts and Coordinated Labor Justice (TECLAB) project aims to support independent state labor courts created by Mexico’s 2019 Labor Law Reform to administer labor justice in an effective, efficient, and consistent manner.

Worker Empowerment in South America

12/15/2022 - 12/14/2026

The 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.

Strengthening Worker Engagement, Empowerment, and Trust in the Dominican Sugar Sector (SWEET)

12/15/2022 - 12/14/2026

The SWEET project empowers sugarcane field workers in the Dominican Republic to improve their working and living conditions through increased use of formal and informal mechanisms, including legal assistance, social services, and grievance processes.

Building an Independent & Democratic Labor Movement to Protect Worker Rights in Mexico

07/19/2022 - 07/18/2026

This project will strengthen the capacity of unions to organize by legitimizing collective bargaining agreements, supporting internal leadership elections, building partnerships, and providing independent unions with legal support and training for lawyers. The project will operate in the Mexican states of Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, Estado de Mexico and Mexico City, as well as Mexico’s northern states by promoting authentic collective bargaining in the automotive, auto parts, aerospace, call centers, electronics, garment, industrial bakeries, logistics and mining sectors.

Improving Respect for Workers’ Rights in Agricultural Supply Chains in Honduras and Guatemala, and the Maquila Sector in El Salvador

12/15/2021 - 08/14/2026

Photo by Luis Fuentes

This project seeks to improve workers’ rights in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador by supporting workers’ organizations in the banana, melon, palm oil, and pineapple sectors in Honduras; the banana and palm oil sectors in Guatemala; and in the garments (maquila) sector in El Salvador.

Support the Promotion of Labor Standards in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

12/15/2021 - 12/31/2025

This project seeks to promote greater compliance with labor law and standards for acceptable conditions of work, including occupational safety and health, hours of work, and wages in the DRC’s mining, distribution, and construction/public works sectors.