International Labour Office

33 agreements worth $36,783,542 from 1 department and 3 programs. Recipient type as recorded: Government, Other, International (non-government), Not-for-profit organizations and charities. Location as recorded: Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland, Switzerland; San Jose, Costa Rica.

Also recorded as: International Labour Office.

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Total agreement value: $36.8M
$36,783,542
Agreements: 33
Programs: 3
distinct program names
Departments and agencies: 1

By fiscal year

2014-15$703K
2015-16$502K
2016-17$1.0M
2017-18$200K
2018-19$1.1M
2019-20$2.2M
2020-21–
2021-22$2.0M
2022-23$1.9M
2023-24$14.2M
2024-25$8.3M
2025-26$4.7M
2026-27–

By department or agency

Employment and Social Development Canada33 agreements$36.8M100.0%

Largest agreements

33 of 33

#	Agreement	Value
1	Trade, Labour, and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Southeast Asia Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2024-03-18 Government record 141-2024-2025-Q1-00003 · data	$7.0M $6,999,261
2	Strengthening industrial relations in Mexico: labour dispute prevention and access to labour justice Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2024-03-15 Government record 141-2024-2025-Q1-00005 · data	$3.2M $3,200,981
3	Trade and FPRW in Indonesia: Realizing Trade Gains Free from Gender Discrimination and Child Labour Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2025-03-10 Government record 014-2024-2025-Q4-00002 · data	$2.9M $2,900,000
4	Strengthening Freedom of Association and Action Against Child Labour in the Philippines Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2024-02-28 Government record 141-2024-2025-Q1-00002 · data	$2.0M $2,000,000
5	Strengthening Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and Trade Readiness in Thailand Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2025-03-10 Government record 014-2024-2025-Q4-00004 · data	$2.0M $2,000,000
6	Promoting Responsive Institutions and Mechanisms to Eliminate Forced Labour in the Philippines Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2026-03-02 Government record 014-2025-2026-Q4-00002 · data	$2.0M $1,999,623
7	Expanding Action on Forced Labour and Child Labour to Advance Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Malaysia Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2026-02-26 Government record 014-2025-2026-Q4-00005 · data	$2.0M $1,999,532
8	Enhancing Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining in the Cambodian GFT Sector Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2025-02-27 Government record 014-2024-2025-Q4-00006 · data	$1.5M $1,500,000
9	Vietnam: New Industrial Relations System (NIRS) Geneve, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2020-03-20 Government record 141-2020-2021-Q2-00040 · data	$1.5M $1,494,907
10	Eliminating Work Discrimination, Harassment, & Child Labour in Lao PDR to Support Trade & Compliance Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2025-03-10 Government record 014-2024-2025-Q4-00005 · data	$1.0M $1,000,000
11	Institutional Strengthening to Promote the Enforcement of International Labour Standards in Colombia Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2025-03-12 Government record 014-2024-2025-Q4-00003 · data	$860K $860,000
12	Advancing Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Malaysia Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2023-03-27 Government record 141-2022-2023-Q4-00003 · data	$799K $799,330
13	Jordan: Building the Capacity of Workers in Jordan’s Garment Sector Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2022-03-16 Government record 141-2021-2022-Q4-03766 · data	$750K $750,219
14	Strengthening Industrial Relations in Indonesia Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2022-03-25 Government record 141-2021-2022-Q4-03763 · data	$750K $750,000
15	A Safe and Healthy World of Work for Everyone in Panama San Jose, Costa Rica LFP - Labour Management Partnerships - Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2024-03-15 Government record 141-2024-2025-Q1-00006 · data	$701K $700,627
16	Comply with Fundamental Rights at Work in Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica LFP - Labour Management Partnerships - Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2024-03-15 Government record 141-2024-2025-Q1-00007 · data	$700K $700,000
17	Ukraine: Improving Compliance with Key International Labour Standards Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2020-03-18 Government record 141-2020-2021-Q2-00062 · data	$677K $676,698
18	Supporting the involvement of labour stakeholders in Colombia's labour reform process Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2023-03-23 Government record 141-2022-2023-Q4-00002 · data	$635K $635,000
19	Protecting Agricultural Workers through the Promotion of Occupational Safety and Health in Peru Lima, Peru LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2024-03-15 Government record 141-2024-2025-Q1-00004 · data	$600K $600,000
20	Ukraine: Improving Occupational Health and Safety in the Mining Industry Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland LFP - International Trade and Labour - Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2017-02-14 Government record GC-2016-Q4-00403 · data	$600K $600,000
21	(no title in the record) Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2019-03-11 Government record 141-2018-2019-Q4-00773 · data	$599K $598,582
22	Strengthening capacity of labour inspection in the Cambodian garment sector Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2022-03-25 Government record 141-2021-2022-Q4-03765 · data	$522K $521,770
23	Promoting compliance with fundamental principles and rights at work Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2023-03-27 Government record 141-2022-2023-Q4-00004 · data	$500K $500,000
24	Institutional Strengthening to Promote Compliance with Labour Rights in Colombia Geneve, Eswatini LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2019-03-25 Government record 141-2019-2020-Q1-34493 · data	$492K $492,163
25	Vietnam: New Industrial Relations Framework Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland LFP - International Trade and Labour - Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2017-02-14 Government record GC-2016-Q4-00402 · data	$400K $400,000
26	Strengthening labour inspection to promote compliance with fundamental labour rights in Ecuador Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2026-03-20 Government record 014-2025-2026-Q4-00003 · data	$400K $400,000
27	(no title in the record) Peru, Peru LFP - International Trade and Labour - Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2015-03-20 Government record GC-2014-Q4-00315 · data	$339K $338,556
28	(no title in the record) Colombie, Colombia LFP - International Trade and Labour - Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2015-03-26 Government record GC-2014-Q4-00324 · data	$318K $318,395
29	Strengthening Institutionalized Social Dialogue in Honduras Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2026-03-01 Government record 014-2025-2026-Q4-00004 · data	$300K $300,000
30	(no title in the record) Geneva, Switzerland LFP - International Trade and Labour - Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2016-03-18 Government record GC-2015-Q4-00031 · data	$251K $251,000
31	(no title in the record) Geneva, Switzerland LFP - International Trade and Labour - Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2016-03-18 Government record GC-2015-Q4-00032 · data	$251K $250,898
32	Costa Rica-Enforcement and Protection of Worker's Rights in Costa Rica San José, Costa Rica LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2018-03-15 Government record GC-2017-Q4-00372 · data	$200K $200,000
33	(no title in the record) Vietnam, Viet Nam LFP - International Trade and Labour - Grants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant, starts 2015-03-16 Government record GC-2014-Q4-00283 · data	$46K $46,000

By program

LFP – International Trade and Labour – GrantsEmployment and Social Development Canada, 24 agreements$33.2M90.2%
LFP - International Trade and Labour - GrantsEmployment and Social Development Canada, 7 agreements$2.2M6.0%
LFP - Labour Management Partnerships - GrantsEmployment and Social Development Canada, 2 agreements$1.4M3.8%