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.
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Sustentar: Project to Build and Strengthen Sustainability Systems in the Tomato and Chile Sectors in Mexico 04/01/2022 - 10/31/2026 The Sustentar project aims to increase private sector stakeholders’ accountability to uphold core labor standards consistent with Mexican labor laws and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) Labor Chapter, with a specific focus on addressing child labor, forced labor, and acceptable conditions of work. The project will include a focus on states that produce chile peppers and tomatoes, including Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Chihuahua. |
Social Accountability International |
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Building a Comprehensive Government of Mexico Approach to Combating Child Labor and Forced Labor 04/01/2022 - 03/31/2027 This project will enhance the effectiveness of the Government of Mexico to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking at the federal level, as well as in the southern states of Chiapas, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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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. |
Solidarity Center |
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Una Cosecha Justa: Project to Reduce Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Forms of Labor Exploitation in the Chile Pepper and Tomato Sectors in Mexico 08/02/2022 - 02/01/2027 The Una Cosecha Justa project aims to increase protections for workers and reduce the risk of child labor, forced labor, and other labor rights violations among indigenous and migrant workers in the chile pepper and tomato sectors. The project will mobilize government officials, employers, workers, workers’ organizations, agricultural outreach workers, community leaders, and civil society organizations to address labor violations and increase worker engagement in advocating for their labor rights. To achieve this, the project will work with labor stakeholders at the state and federal levels in communities that both send and receive migrant workers to develop strategies to empower workers and link them to social protection systems. In addition, the project will raise workers’ awareness of their labor rights and how to report violations. The project will focus on the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Guerrero, and Oaxaca. |
World Vision |
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Strengthening Mexican Inspectorate for Labor Enforcement (CAMINOS) 08/25/2022 - 10/31/2027 The strengthening Mexican inspectorate for labor enforcement (CAMINOS) project aims to improve government systems for labor law enforcement through improved enforcement of labor laws by federal and state labor inspectorate, better administration of inspections, and enhanced engagement with supply chain actors in targeted USMCA sectors. |
American Institutes for Research |
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Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Industry 08/26/2022 - 08/25/2024 This project seeks to improve labor conditions and prevent forced labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry by strengthening workers’ and employers’ ability to promote adherence to international labor standards. |
Solidarity Center |
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Improving Respect for Workers’ Rights in Bangladesh 10/01/2022 - 09/30/2026 This project aims to improve labor conditions in the construction, garment, shrimp farming, and tea sectors, with a focus on gender-based violence and harassment, occupational safety and health, and climate change and environmental degradation. |
Solidarity Center |
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From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labor, Phase II (Bridge II) 12/01/2022 - 06/30/2025 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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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. |
Solidarity Center |
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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. |
Impactt Limited |
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Title | Grantee | Tags |
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Sustentar: Project to Build and Strengthen Sustainability Systems in the Tomato and Chile Sectors in Mexico 04/01/2022 - 10/31/2026 The Sustentar project aims to increase private sector stakeholders’ accountability to uphold core labor standards consistent with Mexican labor laws and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) Labor Chapter, with a specific focus on addressing child labor, forced labor, and acceptable conditions of work. The project will include a focus on states that produce chile peppers and tomatoes, including Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Chihuahua. |
Social Accountability International |
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Building a Comprehensive Government of Mexico Approach to Combating Child Labor and Forced Labor 04/01/2022 - 03/31/2027 This project will enhance the effectiveness of the Government of Mexico to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking at the federal level, as well as in the southern states of Chiapas, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo. |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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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. |
Solidarity Center |
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Una Cosecha Justa: Project to Reduce Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Forms of Labor Exploitation in the Chile Pepper and Tomato Sectors in Mexico 08/02/2022 - 02/01/2027 The Una Cosecha Justa project aims to increase protections for workers and reduce the risk of child labor, forced labor, and other labor rights violations among indigenous and migrant workers in the chile pepper and tomato sectors. The project will mobilize government officials, employers, workers, workers’ organizations, agricultural outreach workers, community leaders, and civil society organizations to address labor violations and increase worker engagement in advocating for their labor rights. To achieve this, the project will work with labor stakeholders at the state and federal levels in communities that both send and receive migrant workers to develop strategies to empower workers and link them to social protection systems. In addition, the project will raise workers’ awareness of their labor rights and how to report violations. The project will focus on the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Guerrero, and Oaxaca. |
World Vision |
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Strengthening Mexican Inspectorate for Labor Enforcement (CAMINOS) 08/25/2022 - 10/31/2027 The strengthening Mexican inspectorate for labor enforcement (CAMINOS) project aims to improve government systems for labor law enforcement through improved enforcement of labor laws by federal and state labor inspectorate, better administration of inspections, and enhanced engagement with supply chain actors in targeted USMCA sectors. |
American Institutes for Research |
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Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Industry 08/26/2022 - 08/25/2024 This project seeks to improve labor conditions and prevent forced labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry by strengthening workers’ and employers’ ability to promote adherence to international labor standards. |
Solidarity Center |
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Improving Respect for Workers’ Rights in Bangladesh 10/01/2022 - 09/30/2026 This project aims to improve labor conditions in the construction, garment, shrimp farming, and tea sectors, with a focus on gender-based violence and harassment, occupational safety and health, and climate change and environmental degradation. |
Solidarity Center |
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From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labor, Phase II (Bridge II) 12/01/2022 - 06/30/2025 |
International Labor Organization (ILO) |
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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. |
Solidarity Center |
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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. |
Impactt Limited |
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