Project to Reduce Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Forms of Labor Exploitation of Workers in the Chile Pepper and Tomato Sectors in Mexico

The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award a cooperative agreement to an organization to reduce child labor, forced labor, and other forms of labor exploitation in the chile pepper and tomato sectors in Mexico. The project aims to promote worker-focused capacity building and increase the use of mechanisms to protect workers in the sectors of Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Chihuahua. • The project will focus on strengthening worker voice and protecting workers in the chile pepper and tomato sectors. • The Employment and Training Administration (ETA)’s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) around September 9. • Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA. • Any commercial, educational, or U.S. or Non-U.S. non-profit organization(s) capable of successfully addressing child labor, forced labor, and other forms of labor exploitation of workers in the chile pepper and tomato sectors in Mexico is eligible to apply.