OpportunityTitle: Building the Capacity of Workers&#8217; Organizations in Peru
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization (PIO) (s), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description (see Section I) is eligible to apply.  In negotiating an award with a PIO, ILAB will discuss the inclusion of appropriate language in the agreement acknowledging the rights and privileges as currently established and afforded to PIOs by the U.S. Government in accordance with U.S. law.     The following types of organizations are not eligible to apply nor to participate as subrecipients/contractors:  &#8226; Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to be associated with terrorism.  &#8226; Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to have been debarred or suspended.  &#8226; Organizations planning to charge a fee (profit) associated with a project funded by DOL under this award.    In addition, foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government, are not eligible to apply.
Description: The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $1 million total costs for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project(s) in Peru to build the capacity of workers&#8217; organizations to effectively engage with their constituents, employers, and the government to address the abusive use of short-term employment contracts and unlawful subcontracting. The project will achieve its goal through the following objectives: 1) improved education of workers regarding their rights with respect to short-term employment contracts and subcontracting, and 2) improved representation of workers before employers and the government to address abusive forms of short-term employment contracts and unlawful subcontracting. The project must target workers&#8217; organizations and workers in non-traditional export sectors in Peru, with an emphasis on those sectors where abusive short-term employment contracts and unlawful subcontracting are widely used. The duration of the project will be a minimum of two years (24 months) and a maximum of three years (36 months) from the effective date of the award.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: whittington.e@dol.gov
GrantorContactText: Elizabeth Whittington &lt;br/&gt;Grant Officer