Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Combat Child Labor and Forced Labor and Improve Working Conditions

Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Combat Child Labor and Forced Labor and Improve Working Conditions is sponsored by Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor. This program seeks applications for a technical assistance project to improve the capacity of civil society to better understand and address child labor and/or forced labor abuses and promote acceptable conditions of work in a specific sector and/or supply chain.

Civil Society Groups Alarmed by Cuts to ILAB Grants to Address Forced Labor and Child Labor – Stop Child Labor – The Child Labor Coalition The undersigned organizations are alarmed by the U.S. Department of Labor’s decision to cancel approximately $500 million in grants awarded by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB).

These funds play a vital role in addressing forced labor, child labor, and human trafficking across the globe. ILAB’s grant programs are crucial in the fight against these abuses, supporting efforts to eliminate child labor, prevent exploitation, uphold freedom of association, support trade unions, build capacity and strengthen enforcement mechanisms that combat forced labor worldwide.

Their elimination weakens U.S. efforts to eradicate forced labor. This decision undercuts the U.S. government’s decades-long commitment to combating human trafficking. More importantly, it strips essential support for those at risk of exploitation, including children, further entrenching cycles of forced labor in supply chains.

We strongly believe that dismantling these programs will not make the U. S safer, secure, and more prosperous. Instead, these cuts undermine American workers and businesses by allowing unfair competition from goods produced with forced labor.

They will also have severe implications for our country’s economic security. We call on the Secretary of Labor to immediately restore ILAB grants and maintain robust staffing at ILAB to ensure that its projects are administered properly and that the office is able to meet its Congressionally mandated responsibilities.

This funding is important to create a level playing field for American businesses and workers while fighting human trafficking and forced labor.

Action on Smoking and Health Alliance to End Human Trafficking Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) American Apparel and Footwear Association American Federation of Teachers American Industrial Hygiene Association Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP) Campaign to End U.S. Child Labor Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc (CDM) Childhood Education International Child Welfare League of America Colorado Fiscal Institute (CFI) Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, U.S. Provinces Corporate Accountability Lab Covenant House International Disability Rights International Economic Policy Institute Educate the Children Inc. Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute Georgetown University Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Global Campaign for Education – US Global March Against Child Labour HKM Employment Attorneys LLP Human Trafficking Legal Center Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) International Justice Mission International Rescue Committee International Rights Advocates Investor Alliance for Human Rights Jewish Movement for Uyghur Freedom Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor Maquila Solidarity Network Media Voices for Children National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd National Consumers League National Council Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) National Education Association National Employment Law Project Occupational Health & Safety Section/APHA Partners for Dignity and Rights PCUN, Oregon’s Farmworker Union Responsibility Sourcing Network Santa Clara University – International Human Rights Clinic Social Accountability International Sunita Jain Anti-Trafficking Initiative, Loyola Law School The Centre for Child Rights and Business The Global March Against Child Labour University of Maryland SAFE Center for Human Trafficking Survivors University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Uyghur Human Rights Project Workplace Justice Lab at Rutgers University https://stopchildlabor.

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