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US Department of Labor Announces $10M In Funding To Improve Gender Equity Among Workers in Mexico

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor Aug. 10, announced its intent to award up to $10 million in grant funding to improve gender equity in the Mexican workplace.

Administered by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, this funding opportunity will finance a project that supports actions to increase the numbe women, wmpowerment,r of women in union leadership, strengthen protections, reduce workplace discrimination and harassment, and increase wages for women. The project will take a worker-centered approach and engage a range of stakeholders to advance gender equity in Mexico.

The project also seeks to increase women’s participation in collective bargaining and empower worker organizations to undertake sustained action to promote gender equity in the workplace. 

Details: www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-equity

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