ILAB has supported efforts in Mexico to address child labor and improve acceptable conditions of work in agriculture since 2009. This project builds off the experience of working in agricultural communities across different sectors. In the states of Jalisco and Nayarit, where sugarcane and tobacco are produced, Senderos will provide stakeholders with tools to address labor violations in the agriculture sector.

To foster the positive change that will benefit workers, the project involves different actors such as government agencies, employers, and workers to implement improved tools to monitor and enforce laws related to child labor, OSH and other acceptable conditions of work in the agricultural sector. One component of the project will focus on the employers to increase implementation of due diligence activities and facilitate access to grievance mechanisms for workers to remediate unacceptable conditions of work in their workplaces.

The project’s approach also involves raising awareness among farm workers to make them aware of their rights under the law through worker-to-worker education, facilitation of health and safety committees, and worker self-advocacy groups.