ILAB in the Middle East & North Africa
Projects
Title | Amount | Location | Grantee | Start Sort ascending | End |
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Working in Freedom in Jordan’s Qualified Industrial ZonesThis project aims to promote fundamental principles and rights at work for garment sector workers in Jordan through support to the Workers’ Center in the Al-Hassan qualified industrial zone (QIZ), which creates a space for workers to gather, access various services, and exercise their labor rights. |
$1,500,000 | Jordan | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 08/10/2023 | 05/30/2026 |
Measurement, Awareness-Raising, and Policy Engagement (MAP 16) Project on Child Labor and Forced LaborThe United States supports the goal of bringing meaningful change to the lives of the 152 million child laborers and the 25 million adults and children in forced labor around the world by eradicating child labor, forced labor and human trafficking. USDOL’s MAP 16 project supports this goal through efforts to (1) improve the knowledge base on child labor, forced labor and human trafficking; (2) improve awareness of these issues through the use of data-driven techniques; (3) strengthen policies and improve the capacity of governments and other stakeholders to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking through national, regional, and global initiatives; and (4) strengthen partnerships to accelerate progress in combatting child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. |
$23,945,000 | Jordan | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/09/2016 | 06/30/2024 |
Measurement, Awareness-Raising, and Policy Engagement (MAP 16) Project on Child Labor and Forced LaborThe United States supports the goal of bringing meaningful change to the lives of the 152 million child laborers and the 25 million adults and children in forced labor around the world by eradicating child labor, forced labor and human trafficking. USDOL’s MAP 16 project supports this goal through efforts to (1) improve the knowledge base on child labor, forced labor and human trafficking; (2) improve awareness of these issues through the use of data-driven techniques; (3) strengthen policies and improve the capacity of governments and other stakeholders to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking through national, regional, and global initiatives; and (4) strengthen partnerships to accelerate progress in combatting child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. |
$23,945,000 | Morocco | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/09/2016 | 06/30/2024 |
Together Against Child Labor in Tunisia (PROTECTE)The PROTECTE project is working to strengthen Tunisia’s ability to implement their Child Labor National Action Plan, a multi-stakeholder effort involving government, business, and civil society. The project will turn policy and promises into action by facilitating a comprehensive approach to safeguarding every child’s right to attend school and avoid exploitative labor. |
$4,000,000 | Tunisia | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/01/2016 | 08/31/2023 |
Better Work - JordanBetter Work Jordan strives to accelerate improvements in the working conditions and business competitiveness of Jordan’s garment industry as well as the exporting industrial sector at large. The project strategy is two-tiered: the factory level and the institutional and policy level. At the factory level, it delivers an integrated service model to improve working conditions and business competitiveness, and at the institutional and policy level, it works with national tripartite partners – i.e., government, trade union, and employer organizations – to inform and strengthen domestic laws and institutions. |
$12,753,574 | Jordan | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/01/2014 | 12/31/2025 |
Wad3éyati (My Situation: Promoting Gender Equality in the Workplace) |
$1,247,980 | Morocco | Management Systems International, Inc. (MSI) | 12/31/2013 | 03/31/2018 |
Project Pathways: Reducing Child Labor Through Viable Paths in Education and Decent Work (Promise Pathways)To support efforts to reduce child labor and assist youth of legal working age to secure decent work and provide household members (age 18 and older) with opportunities for improved livelihoods in rural and peri-urban areas of Morocco. |
$4,998,430 | Morocco | Creative Associates International | 12/31/2013 | 05/31/2017 |
Global Research on Child Labor Measurement and Policy Development (MAP 13) |
$7,000,000 | Tunisia | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 11/13/2013 | 11/14/2018 |
Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues |
$15,900,000 | Jordan | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 10/31/2011 | 11/30/2017 |
Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues |
$15,900,000 | Lebanon | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 10/31/2011 | 11/30/2017 |
Title | Amount | Location | Grantee | Start Sort ascending | End |
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Working in Freedom in Jordan’s Qualified Industrial ZonesThis project aims to promote fundamental principles and rights at work for garment sector workers in Jordan through support to the Workers’ Center in the Al-Hassan qualified industrial zone (QIZ), which creates a space for workers to gather, access various services, and exercise their labor rights. |
$1,500,000 | Jordan | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 08/10/2023 | 05/30/2026 |
Measurement, Awareness-Raising, and Policy Engagement (MAP 16) Project on Child Labor and Forced LaborThe United States supports the goal of bringing meaningful change to the lives of the 152 million child laborers and the 25 million adults and children in forced labor around the world by eradicating child labor, forced labor and human trafficking. USDOL’s MAP 16 project supports this goal through efforts to (1) improve the knowledge base on child labor, forced labor and human trafficking; (2) improve awareness of these issues through the use of data-driven techniques; (3) strengthen policies and improve the capacity of governments and other stakeholders to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking through national, regional, and global initiatives; and (4) strengthen partnerships to accelerate progress in combatting child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. |
$23,945,000 | Jordan | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/09/2016 | 06/30/2024 |
Measurement, Awareness-Raising, and Policy Engagement (MAP 16) Project on Child Labor and Forced LaborThe United States supports the goal of bringing meaningful change to the lives of the 152 million child laborers and the 25 million adults and children in forced labor around the world by eradicating child labor, forced labor and human trafficking. USDOL’s MAP 16 project supports this goal through efforts to (1) improve the knowledge base on child labor, forced labor and human trafficking; (2) improve awareness of these issues through the use of data-driven techniques; (3) strengthen policies and improve the capacity of governments and other stakeholders to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking through national, regional, and global initiatives; and (4) strengthen partnerships to accelerate progress in combatting child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. |
$23,945,000 | Morocco | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 12/09/2016 | 06/30/2024 |
Together Against Child Labor in Tunisia (PROTECTE)The PROTECTE project is working to strengthen Tunisia’s ability to implement their Child Labor National Action Plan, a multi-stakeholder effort involving government, business, and civil society. The project will turn policy and promises into action by facilitating a comprehensive approach to safeguarding every child’s right to attend school and avoid exploitative labor. |
$4,000,000 | Tunisia | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/01/2016 | 08/31/2023 |
Better Work - JordanBetter Work Jordan strives to accelerate improvements in the working conditions and business competitiveness of Jordan’s garment industry as well as the exporting industrial sector at large. The project strategy is two-tiered: the factory level and the institutional and policy level. At the factory level, it delivers an integrated service model to improve working conditions and business competitiveness, and at the institutional and policy level, it works with national tripartite partners – i.e., government, trade union, and employer organizations – to inform and strengthen domestic laws and institutions. |
$12,753,574 | Jordan | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/01/2014 | 12/31/2025 |
Wad3éyati (My Situation: Promoting Gender Equality in the Workplace) |
$1,247,980 | Morocco | Management Systems International, Inc. (MSI) | 12/31/2013 | 03/31/2018 |
Project Pathways: Reducing Child Labor Through Viable Paths in Education and Decent Work (Promise Pathways)To support efforts to reduce child labor and assist youth of legal working age to secure decent work and provide household members (age 18 and older) with opportunities for improved livelihoods in rural and peri-urban areas of Morocco. |
$4,998,430 | Morocco | Creative Associates International | 12/31/2013 | 05/31/2017 |
Global Research on Child Labor Measurement and Policy Development (MAP 13) |
$7,000,000 | Tunisia | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 11/13/2013 | 11/14/2018 |
Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues |
$15,900,000 | Jordan | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 10/31/2011 | 11/30/2017 |
Global Action Program (GAP) on Child Labor Issues |
$15,900,000 | Lebanon | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 10/31/2011 | 11/30/2017 |