USDOL Fostering the Future Together (FTFT): Empowering Youth for a Safe Digital World
FTFT funds global projects from five countries to protect youth in the digital era, reduce exploitative child labor, strengthen labor standards, and promote fair competition.
This FOA solicits applications to implement five (5) projects with the objective to advance the President’s policy priorities to protect children, strengthen global labor standards, and support fair competition benefiting U.S. workers and businesses. The FOA aims to ensure that children around the world are safe, supported, and empowered to thrive in the digital era. The projects will also promote fair labor practices and global supply chains by reducing exploitative child labor, which will help level the playing field for American workers and businesses.
Projects must be implemented in one of the following countries within one of the aforementioned regions: Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone, or Uganda; Asia: Bangladesh or Uzbekistan; or Latin America and the Caribbean: Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, or Paraguay.
