Project Grant 72069618FA00001

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded a $9 million cooperative agreement to the Solidarity Center to improve occupational safety and health and address gender-based violence and harassment in Bangladesh's ready-made garment, shrimp farming, construction, and tea sectors from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. Through the award, the Solidarity Center will build the capacity of workers and unions in the target sectors to identify and collectively address OSH...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $460,000 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Humana People to People Belize (HPPBZ) to support community-led initiatives expanding economic opportunity in isolated rural communities in Southern Belize from August 6, 2021 to February 6, 2025. As part of the IAF's Women Investing in Growth and Security initiative and COVID-19 response strategy, HPPBZ will work with community groups in Stann Creek and Toledo Districts to increase...

This $4 million Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs under the CFDA 17.401 International Labor Programs, will enable Pact, Inc. to improve implementation of laws, policies, and action plans to reduce child labor and improve working conditions in Tanzania's artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector in the Geita region. The 54-month project, titled "Watoto ni Hazina: Children Are Treasure (WANIHA)," will focus on...

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded a $6 million cooperative agreement to Impactt Limited under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) federal grant program. The objective is to increase the use of formal and informal mechanisms by sugar sector field workers and their families in the Dominican Republic to improve working and living conditions from December 2022 through December 2026. Impactt will build the capacity of workers, community-based...

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded a $4 million cooperative agreement to Stichting Global March Against Child Labour from December 2021 through December 2025 under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) grant program. Through this award, Stichting Gmacl will work to combat child labor in Peru by delivering services and initiatives that promote compliance with international labor standards and enforcement of trade commitments regarding child labor over...

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...

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to DAI Global LLC from December 2021 through June 2026 under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) grant program. DAI will work in Indonesia through this funding to address child labor issues. As part of ILAB's mission to enforce trade commitments and strengthen labor standards internationally, DAI will likely deliver technical assistance, capacity building services, and...

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded $5 million under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) cooperative agreement to The Fair Food Standards Council Inc. to apply a worker-centric approach to combatting labor exploitation in the agriculture industries of Mexico, Chile, and South Africa through December 2025. Key deliverables include adapting worker education and audit materials for each country; partnering with local worker organizations and civil...

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded a $4,999,883 cooperative agreement to Social Accountability International from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026 under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) federal grant program. Under this cooperative agreement, Social Accountability International will provide services to combat international child labor. Specifically, the organization will work with the Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor...

This $1.35 million Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), will fund the design of an innovative new methodology to generate data on the supply chains of garment and electronics industries in China. Awarded on September 23, 2022 to Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen (Somo), doing business as Somo, the grant will support...