Bureau of International Labor Affairs
The US Bureau of International Labor Affairs funds programs supporting international labor standards, worker rights, and trade.
Funded Research Grants for Health & Working Conditions
This funding opportunity supports research into working conditions and health issues in Central America. Eligible entities can receive grants to conduct surveys and prepare reports.
Haiti Apparel Workers: Capacity Building Grants
This funding opportunity aims to bolster the capabilities of worker organizations within Haiti's apparel sector through technical assistance. While applications are not yet open, this cooperative agreement will support crucial development efforts.
Get Grant Funding for Global Labor Initiatives!
This cooperative agreement seeks organizations to develop a vital monitoring and evaluation toolkit for combating child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking globally. Funding will support research, tool development, and implementation strategies across key sectors and cross-cutting themes.
Boost Your Business with Lesotho Labor Law Grants
This program aims to enhance labor law enforcement in Lesotho through technical assistance, building capacity within the local inspectorate. Organizations focused on improving labor conditions and compliance can partner with the U.S. Department of Labor to make a significant impact.
Unlock Funding for Global Gold Mining Improvements
This is an announcement of upcoming funding opportunities for organizations focused on reducing child labor and improving working conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining. Awards will support country-level and global strategies to strengthen laws, increase access to social protection, and enhance supply chain transparency.
Get Funding to Eliminate Forced Labor in Your Supply Chain
Non-profits partnering with agricultural companies can pilot programs to eliminate child and forced labor in their supply chains, with potential for funding to evaluate effectiveness and document best practices. This initiative aims to support companies in implementing USDA guidelines for ethical sourcing.
Ghana Cocoa Funds: Youth Skills & Community Action
Organizations in Ghana's cocoa regions can apply for funds to implement community action plans that reduce child labor and provide livelihood services. This initiative will also help vulnerable youth gain education and job skills for decent work.
Secure Funding for Social Impact Projects
This is not a funding application, but an announcement of intent to award grants for projects aimed at reducing child labor in Cote d'Ivoire's cocoa industry. Eligible organizations will help cocoa-growing communities develop action plans and promote education to combat exploitative child labor.
Get Funding: Research Child Labor Solutions
This grant opportunity is for organizations aiming to research and assess efforts to reduce child labor in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa industries. Projects will map interventions, evaluate effectiveness, and survey child labor incidence.
Funded Research: Improve Child Labor Programs in Philippines
This funding opportunity supports rigorous impact evaluations of programs aimed at assisting families of child laborers in the Philippines. Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is invited to participate in designing and conducting a randomized control trial to assess program effectiveness through data collection and reporting.
Get Funding to Boost Paraguay's Labor Standards
Are you an organization focused on eradicating child labor and improving working conditions in Paraguay? This cooperative agreement offers significant funding to support your vital efforts, especially in the Department of Guairá.
Peru: Boost Worker Rights & Export Sectors with Grants
Are you a civil society or worker organization in Peru? This grant offers technical assistance to strengthen your capacity in protecting worker rights, particularly within non-traditional export industries. Enhance your impact and secure better conditions for workers.
Unlock Funds for Safer Mining Tech & Training
This initiative offers funding for U.S. and Chinese organizations collaborating to develop and pilot technologies that enhance safety and health in coal mines. The project focuses on worker training, joint research, and improving safety standards and regulations.
Combat Forced Labor: Get Grants for Global Impact
This grant is for organizations working to combat forced labor globally. Funding will support technical assistance, awareness campaigns, and victim support to eradicate forced labor and provide remediation.
Unlock Funding for Youth Workforce Development in El Salvador & Honduras
Organizations focused on empowering at-risk youth in El Salvador and Honduras can apply for funding to provide market-relevant skills training and job placement services. This initiative aims to increase access to safe and non-exploitive work opportunities for vulnerable young people.
Uzbekistan Funding: Boost Decent Work & Combat Labor Issues
This initiative aims to bolster organizations working to prevent and reduce child and forced labor in Uzbekistan, while fostering better employment opportunities and improved working conditions.
Unlock Funds for Better Worker Conditions in Malaysia
Are you an organization focused on improving the lives of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia's high-risk industries? This initiative aims to provide technical assistance and support to enhance worker advocacy and their ability to secure better working conditions.