Deadline- 12 July 2013
Interested applicants are invited to submit applications for $10 million cooperative agreement on a project to address child labor, labor rights and working conditions in the Dominican Republic. This program is supported by The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs. The objective of this program is to increase basic education opportunities for children, improve livelihoods for families and agricultural workers, expand employment programs that help youths transition out of hazardous work, and protect workers’ rights and children’s rights to education.
The cooperative agreement will target children, families and workers who are susceptible to child labor and exploitative working conditions. Children in the Dominican Republic work in the production of sugarcane, coffee, rice and tomatoes. This work exposes them to hazards such as pesticides, excessive sun and sharp tools.
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