Enhancing Labor Compliance in Key Export Sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa (Discontinued)

Improving Social Compliance Systems to Reduce Child Labor and Forced Labor in Palm Oil Supply Chains is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). This cooperative agreement aims to fund a project to improve the implementation of social compliance systems that promote acceptable conditions of work and reduction of child labor and forced labor in palm oil supply chains.

Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Country Capacity to Provide Workplace-Based Training Programs with a Focus on Vulnerable and Marginalized Youth (Argentina, Costa Rica, Kenya) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). This program funds technical assistance projects in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya to enhance country capacity for workplace-based training programs, focusing on vulnerable and marginalized youth.

Securing Fair and Reliable Critical Mineral Supply Chains is sponsored by Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor. Funding opportunity for cooperative agreements aimed at securing fair and reliable critical mineral supply chains free of child labor and forced labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia.

Financing Support for US Exporters for Buyers in Sub-Saharan Africa is sponsored by Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM). EXIM Bank supports American jobs by financing the export of goods and services from the United States to international markets. In Sub-Saharan Africa, EXIM provides loans, guarantees, and insurance products to mitigate transaction risks for lenders, allowing African buyers to obtain funds at lower rates and for longer terms. This support is available for medium-term and long-term repayment, depending on the export type and transaction size. EXIM's strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa is founded on partnerships with U.S. corporates, Diaspora, African entities, and like-minded partners.

Cooperation On Fair, Free, Equitable Employment (COFFEE) Project is sponsored by Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor. Notice of intent to award funding to improve the implementation of social compliance systems among coffee sector stakeholders to promote acceptable conditions of work and eliminate child labor and forced labor in coffee supply chains.

Ensuring 'Pro-American Worker' Critical Minerals Supply Chain in the Western Hemisphere is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs. A cooperative agreement aimed at supporting fair labor standards in the critical minerals sector, specifically copper, lithium, and silver, in select Western Hemisphere countries to support American workers and American manufacturing competitiveness.

Project to Promote Youth Employment through Employer Partnerships in El Salvador and Honduras is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). This cooperative agreement funds technical assistance projects in El Salvador and Honduras to improve employment outcomes for at-risk youth (ages 14-20) and prevent their engagement in the worst forms of child labor and exploitative working conditions. The project aims to provide market-relevant skills training, follow-up services for employment, foster employer involvement, and strengthen governmental and community capacity to support youth vocational training and employment opportunities. Digital skills training would be highly relevant within this program's scope.

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.