Strengthening Mexican Inspectorate for Labor Enforcement
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U. S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $10 million total costs (subject to the availability of federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund one technical assistance project in Mexico with
the overarching objective to improve compliance with labor laws in Mexico.
The project will strengthen labor administration systems for enforcement and inspection, and improve engagement with supply chain actors within the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) priority sectors1 to reduce noncompliance with Mexican labor laws in Nuevo Leon, Sonora and Baja California, with a focus on bringing labor practices in line with Mexico’s 2017 constitutional reform on labor justice and 2019 labor law reform.
The project-level outcomes are:Outcome 1:
Improved enforcement of labor laws by labor inspectors in the target states in USMCA priority sectors.Outcome 2:
Improved administration of labor inspections in the USMCA priority sectors.Outcome 3:
Improved labor inspector engagement with supply chain actors regarding labor legal requirements in target states and USMCA priority sectors.The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4. 5 years (54 months) from the effective date of the award.
The project will strengthen labor administration systems for enforcement and inspection, and improve engagement with supply chain actors within the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) priority sectors1 to reduce noncompliance with Mexican labor laws in Nuevo Leon, Sonora and Baja California, with a focus on bringing labor practices in line with Mexico’s 2017 constitutional reform on labor justice and 2019 labor law reform.
The project-level outcomes are:Outcome 1:
Improved enforcement of labor laws by labor inspectors in the target states in USMCA priority sectors.Outcome 2:
Improved administration of labor inspections in the USMCA priority sectors.Outcome 3:
Improved labor inspector engagement with supply chain actors regarding labor legal requirements in target states and USMCA priority 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: $10,000,000
Office: Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Estimated Funding: $10,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
NSF Publication 21-611
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 200.1.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf21611
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
slade.mikki.w@dol.gov
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Date Posted:
2021-09-01
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2021-11-17
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