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Strengthening Workers\' Rights in Malaysia\'s Electronic Supply Chain
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Federal
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09-30-2024 | $3.0 M | No Match Required |
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- Expected Number of Awards 1
- Opportunity Type Discretionary
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CFDA
17.401 -- International Labor Programs
Description
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $3,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in Malaysia to support workers and worker organizations as they advocate for improved occupational safety and health standards, including gender-responsive standards, and integration of effective programs to prevent and address gender-based violence and harassment in the electronics sector through worker organizing and collective bargaining. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA. In order to achieve the project objective, applicants must propose strategies to achieve the following outcomes:
Outcome(s)
• 1. Increased union participation/integration of new union members, in particular women members, as a result of new worker organizing campaigns.
• 2. Improved skills of worker organizations to advocate for improvements in occupational safety and health standards, including gender-responsive occupational safety and health standards, and eradication of gender-based violence and harassment in target workplaces and communities.
• 3. Increased engagement by workers and worker organizations with government officials and employers to negotiate, address, resolve, and prevent occupational safety and health and gender-based violence and harassment abuses in the workplace through collective bargaining.
Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast may be emailed to ortiz.carlie@dol.gov; however, please note there is limited information that may be shared with the public, as this FOA is currently under development. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.
Eligibility
- IHE
- Local Government
- Non-Profit
- Other
- State Government
- Tribal Government
Additional Eligibility Information
Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) capable of successfully strengthening workers' rights in the electronic supply chain sector in Malaysia is eligible to apply if and when a Funding Opportunity Announcement is published. Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility. All applicants for ILAB funding opportunities must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to applying for funding. For more information, please see https://www.sam.gov/. Successful applicants will be required to ensure any subrecipients also have a UEI number prior to receiving DOL approval of any subawards.
Key Date(s)
- August 01, 2024: Posted Date
- August 01, 2024: Last Updated Date
- September 30, 2024: Current Closing Date for Applications
- September 30, 2024: Application Due Date
Contact Information
Carlie Ortiz
ortiz.carlie@dol.gov