Improving Worker Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U. S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $ 4,000,00 0. 00 total costs (subject to the availability of federal funds) for one cooperative agreement(s) to fund a technical assistance project(s) in
the Philippines and one or two other countries in the Indo-Pacific region to improve adherence with labor standards.Project Outcomes include the following:
1. Increased awareness among employers, workers, and other local stakeholders in selected rural communities of the requirements and benefits of adhering to the labor standards in the agriculture, fishing, and mining sectors; 2. Improved administration and capacity of government and other relevant stakeholders to monitor and remediate the labor standards in the rural sectors of agriculture, fishing, and mining; and 3. Improved enforcement by government to address wage inequality and workplace discrimination against women in workplaces in targeted rural areas, including in the agriculture, fishing, and mining sectors.The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4. 5 years (54 months) from the effective date of the award.
1. Increased awareness among employers, workers, and other local stakeholders in selected rural communities of the requirements and benefits of adhering to the labor standards in the agriculture, fishing, and mining sectors; 2. Improved administration and capacity of government and other relevant stakeholders to monitor and remediate the labor standards in the rural sectors of agriculture, fishing, and mining; and 3. Improved enforcement by government to address wage inequality and workplace discrimination against women in workplaces in targeted rural areas, including in the agriculture, fishing, and mining sectors.The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4. 5 years (54 months) from the effective date of the award.
Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Estimated Funding: $4,000,000
Office: Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Estimated Funding: $4,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-273.html
Additional Information of Eligibility:
The following organizations are eligible to apply: U. S. organizations: • Nonprofits, including any faith-based organizations or community-based organizations • Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education • Private Institutions of Higher Education • For-Profit Organizations; Non-U. S. organizations: • Non-US Entities, including PIOs as described in 2 CFR 200.46.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-273.html
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Nguyen.Tam-Thao.H@dol.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2020-08-28
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2020-10-31
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