Department of Labor May 25, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award up to USD 15 million through three or more Cooperative Agreements to an organization or organizations to improve access to and quality of education programs as a means to combat exploitative child labor in Egypt (up to USD 5 million), Peru (up to USD 5 million) and Tanzania (up to USD 5 million). Projects funded under this solicitation will provide educational and training opportunities to children and/or youth under the age of 18, as a means of removing and/or preventing them from engaging in exploitative work or the worst forms of child labor, and will ensure their retention in and completion of the education or training program(s) in which they are enrolled. The activities funded will complement and expand upon existing projects and programs aimed at eliminating the worst forms of child labor and improving basic education in the target countries. Applications must respond to the entire Scope of Work outlined in this solicitation for each country for which an application is submitted.