ILAB in the South & Central Asia

South & Central Asia

Projects

Title Sort descending Amount Location Grantee Start End

Addressing Child Labor through Quality Education for All in Pakistan (ACL-QEFA)

$5,000,000 Pakistan Save the Children - Canada 09/29/2002 09/29/2007

Better Work Bangladesh

Better Work is a comprehensive program that brings together all levels of the apparel industry to improve working conditions and respect of labor rights for workers, while boosting the competitiveness of apparel businesses. As a result of their participation with Better Work, export apparel factories in Bangladesh have improved compliance with labor laws, including on issues of compensation, contracts, occupational safety and health, and working time. By enhancing working conditions, Better Work Bangladesh increases the factories’ productivity and profitability.

$10,000,000 Bangladesh International Labor Organization (ILO) 09/01/2014 12/31/2022

BGMEA Monitoring

$1,505,756 Bangladesh International Labor Organization (ILO) 09/29/2001 09/29/2005

Bonded Labor

$1,499,623 Nepal International Labor Organization's International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC) 09/29/2000 09/29/2005

Brighter Futures Program: Combating Child Labor Through Education in Nepal, Phase I

$4,000,000 Nepal World Education 09/29/2001 09/29/2006

Brighter Futures Program: Combating Child Labor Through Education in Nepal, Phase II

$3,845,000 Nepal World Education 09/29/2005 09/29/2009

Building the Capacity of the Afghan Labor Ministry to Increase Knowledge of the Labor Code and Basic Worker Rights

$1,150,000 Afghanistan Asia Foundation 09/29/2008 09/29/2011

Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed Project

$850,000 Bangladesh Aurora Association 09/29/2001 09/29/2005

Central Asia Regional (CAR) Capacity Building Project: Regional Program on the Worst Forms of Child Labor

$2,500,000 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan International Labor Organization's International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC) 09/29/2004 09/29/2007

CLIMB

The Child Labor Improvements in Bangladesh (CLIMB) project will build the capacity of civil society to more effectively detect and combat forced child labor and other labor abuses in the dried fish sector in Bangladesh. It will leverage partnerships with academic and community based organizations to build a grassroots movement, empower vulnerable families, connect survivors to services and reduce the risk that children will be forced into this harmful work.

$2,250,000 Bangladesh Winrock International 12/15/2017 05/31/2023