The International Labor Organization has been granted $3m to safeguard migrants’ labour rights. Credit: Shutterstock.

The new funding aligns with US obligations outlined in the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and with the goals of Mexico’s 2019 labour reform.

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Non-governmental organisation the Pan American Development Foundation will be entrusted with $5m to address child, forced and other labour violations, with a particular focus on promoting the rights of workers in the domestic work sector in Mexico City and Queretaro.

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The International Labor Organization (ILO) is set to use its funding to advance protections for migrants’ labour rights and bolster civil society efforts on behalf of migrant workers.

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The grant activities will work towards strengthening the capacity of civil society organisations to protect migrant workers, with a particular emphasis on Mexican nationals participating in US temporary foreign worker programmes.

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The funding will support fair recruitment initiatives and enhance awareness of labour rights among civil society and migrant workers.

Last August the US and Mexico joined forces to protect workers’ rights and announced a plan to rectify what was described as a “denial of rights” at the Industrias del Interior (INISA) garment facility located in the state of Aguascalientes.