International labor grants : U.S. management and monitoring efforts / Cristina M. Porter, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Porter, Cristina M., editor.

Series:

Monetary, fiscal and trade policies series.

Monetary, Fiscal and Trade Policies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Bureau of International Labor Affairs.

United States.

Technical assistance, American--Developing countries--Information services.

Technical assistance, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (81 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recent incidents, including the collapse of a factory building in Bangladesh, have highlighted poor working conditions overseas. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), millions of children worldwide are engaged in labor that hinders their development. The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) provides technical assistance mainly through international and nongovernmental organizations to improve working conditions by supporting worker rights and combating child labor. This book examines how ILAB develops its technical assistance projects; how ILAB selects recipients of

Contents:

INTERNATIONAL LABOR GRANTS: U.S. MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING EFFORTS; INTERNATIONAL LABOR GRANTS: U.S. MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING EFFORTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: INTERNATIONAL LABOR GRANTS: LABOR SHOULD IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF KEY AWARD DOCUMENTATION; ABBREVIATIONS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; BACKGROUND; LABOR HAS ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES TO SELECTILAB GRANTEES BUT HAS FACED CHALLENGES INMAXIMIZING COMPETITION; INCOMPLETE AWARD FILE DOCUMENTATION CAUSESUNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHETHER LABOR FOLLOWEDITS PROCEDURES

CONCLUSIONRECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: ILAB CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPING NEW PROJECTS; Chapter 2: INTERNATIONAL LABOR GRANTS: DOL'S USE OF FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING TOOLS NEEDS TO BE STRENGTHENED; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; ILAB COULD IMPROVE ITS PROCESSES FOR FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT; THE TRADE AND LABOR OFFICE'S PERFORMANCE MONITORING EFFORTS NEED IMPROVEMENT

FINAL PROJECT EVALUATIONS HAVE INFORMED CHANGES TO CHILD LABOR PROJECTS, BUT MOST IMPACT EVALUATIONS ARE NOT YET COMPLETECONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 16, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63482-399-0