To improve respect for labor rights in the target sectors through strengthening democratic, independent workers' organizations

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded a $24 million cooperative agreement to the American Center For International Labor Solidarity under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) federal grant program. The award will fund activities through December 2026 to improve respect for labor rights in key sectors in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.

The American Center For International Labor Solidarity will strengthen democratic, independent workers' organizations through participatory planning, training on labor rights and organizing, direct financial support for worker organizing, and cross-movement network building with civil society allies. Key deliverables include increased capacity of worker organizations to advocate for labor rights, strengthened networks among workers and institutions, and greater engagement between workers and government on labor market regulations and working conditions. The award aims to benefit platform and manufacturing workers in Brazil, cut-flower and mining workers in Colombia, and mining and agro-industrial workers in Peru, with a focus on women, youth, LGBTQIA+, Afro, and indigenous populations.

Activities performed activities include participatory and iterative planning with unions; training on fundamental labor rights and organizing methodologies; direct financial support for worker organizing; international union exchanges; and building representative cross-movement networks with CSO allies representing marginalized populations that can mobilize to achieve systemic change on labor rights. Deliverables 1) increased capacity of democratic worker organizations to organize, mobilize, and effectively advocate labor rights and improved quality of jobs; 2) strengthened networks among workers organizations, csos and institutions for systemic improvements in respect for labor rights and job quality; and 3) increased engagement of democratic workers organizations with employers and government to influence working terms and conditions and labor market regulations to support labor rights and improved job quality in target sectors. Intended beneficiary target sectors are in brazil, platform workers and manufacturing; in colombia, cut-flower and mining; and in peru, mining and agro-industrial sectors. Populations and beneficiaries are in brazil, workers and unions, with a focus on afrobrazilian, young, and women platform workers; women, lgbtqia+, afrobrazilian, and migrant manufacturing worker; in colombia, women in the cut-flower industry, afrocolombian and indigenous workers in mining sectors; and in peru, women, youth, and indigenous workers in the mining and agro-industrial sectors. Subrecipient activities N/a