Evidence to Action: Increasing the Impact of Research to Mobilise Efforts Against Forced Labor in Mauritius and Argentina

The project-level objective is to increase the use of forced labor research in policy and programmatic decision-making to eliminate forced labor around the world. This is achieved through two mutually reinforcing outcomes: increasing knowledge through robust research; and through engaging decision makers and stakeholders to use the products of research to act against forced labor. Using established models for research uptake, stakeholders will be involved in shaping and responding to the research programs through national committees, capacity building activities and as technical partners implementing the research programs. This strategy is intended to reinforce ownership and engagement of the national actors, and to build the capacity needed for them to further expand a research-based approach to assessing and combatting forced labor. The research project in each country begins with an initial rapid sector appraisal, completed in conjunction with stakeholder identification and formation of the national committees, development and adaptation of quantitative and qualitative tools based on the ICLS Guidelines, robust sampling techniques, and careful attention to protection of research subjects. Research in Mauritius is led by NORC, building on its decades of expertise in survey research, and in Argentina by the ILO, in both countries working closely with local experts and institutions. Verité will provide expertise in operationalizing forced labor research approaches in supply chains and will lead the industry mobilization. The project leverages the strengths and expertise of its three main partners —NORC, ILO, and Verité—to maximize the uptake of research findings and tools among diverse decision-makers in the garment sector.

Project symbol

GLO/19/17/USA

Admin unit

FUNDAMENTALS

Start date

15/12/2019

End date

14/08/2024

Total allocation

3725000

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

3725000

Development Partners

USA, Department of Labor, Bureau for International Labor Affairs

Country/Countries

Global

Outcomes

Outcome 1: Strong, modernized normative action for social justice