Strengthening Civil Society to Protect and Advocate for Migrant Workers

Migrant workers including temporary foreign workers (TFW) are vital to the U.S. economy, but they continue to experience widespread violations of their labor rights. Meanwhile, demand for these workers is on the rise, requiring urgent new interventions including expanded partnerships with civil society and worker organizations. This project advances the application of ILO’s General Principles and Operational Guidelines on Fair Recruitment, the implementation of migrant worker protection provisions in the U.S. Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and the U.S. Mexico Labor Mobility MOU. Geographic area served: This project targets Jalisco and Michoacán in Mexico, while collaborating with national and transnational networks supporting migrant workers in the U.S. The total funding level requested is $3,000,000 over 54 months. Population served: The project reaches 2000 individual migrant workers and 82 institutions (CSOs, government, recruiters, media) at the transnational, national, state, and community levels. The project trains partner CSOs, worker organizations and trade unions, expands access to information and services for migrant workers, launches new collective organizing of migrant workers including women and other underserved groups, and provides technical assistance to key government bodies including the National Employment Service (SNE).

Project symbol

MEX/23/03/USA

Admin unit

CO-Mexico

Start date

01/01/2024

End date

30/06/2028

Total allocation

486264

Total expenditure

Status

Active

486264

Development Partners

USA, United States Department of Labor, Bureau for International Labor Affairs, Office of Trade and Labor Affairs

Country/Countries

Mexico

Outcomes

Outcome 6: Protection at work for all