Strengthening Civil Society to Protect and Advocate for Migrant Workers

the use of formal mechanisms to exercise those rights. The project will also seek to increase women’s participation in TFW programs and their access to rights and protections at work, with a focus on bringing practices in line with the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment.The project shall be designed to achieve the outcomes necessary to achieve the project objective and substantially contribute to the desired long-term impact(s). USDOL has identified the following outcome(s) as necessary to achieve the project objective:Outcome 1: Civil society organizations gain knowledge and capacity to advance issues surrounding migrant worker labor rights, including ethical recruitment, fair pay, occupational safety and health, gender equity, and remediation of unfair practices.  Outcome 2: Civil society organizations provide improved services to migrant workers throughout their labor migration to ensure their labor rights are protected. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast may be emailed to thurlow.cynthia@dol.gov We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.