WASHINGTON, DC – The
U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
today announced its intent to award up to $8 million in grant funding
for up to two technical assistance projects to improve downstream
tracing of goods made by child labor or forced labor. The grant will
support the recipient’s development of tested supply-chain
methodologies piloted tools for supply-chain tracking and disseminating
supply-chain tracing tools and methodologies to stakeholders.
ILAB’s mission is to promote a fair global playing field for workers in the U.S. and around the world by enforcing trade commitments, strengthening labor standards, and combating international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.
The mission of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.
ILAB’s mission is to promote a fair global playing field for workers in the U.S. and around the world by enforcing trade commitments, strengthening labor standards, and combating international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.
The mission of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.
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