Labor Department awards $23.4M in grants to support labor law enforcement in Mexico

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Grants were awarded to Partners of the Americas ($15.4M) and Creative Associates International ($8M) as announced by the Department of Labor.

Source summary
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $23.4 million to two nonprofits—$15.4 million to Partners of the Americas and $8 million to Creative Associates International—to strengthen labor law enforcement in Mexico and ensure compliance with USMCA labor provisions. Administered by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, the projects target wage-suppressing and unfair labor practices in Mexican sectors that compete with U.S. businesses, and will use tools including the USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism to empower workers to report violations.
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An official U.S. Department of Labor news release dated January 12, 2026, states that the department "announced the award of more than $23 million in funding to strengthen labor law enforcement in Mexico" and that it "awarded $15.4 million to Partners of the Americas and $8 million to Creative Associates International." The same release explains that these awards support efforts with Mexico’s government, private sector, and workers to enforce labor laws and ensure compliance with labor provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. A republication of the release through PublicNow reproduces these amounts and purposes. This evidence supports a verdict of True because the Department of Labor itself reports awarding $15.4 million and $8 million (a total of $23.4 million, i.e., more than $23 million) to those entities for labor-law-enforcement-related efforts in Mexico.

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  1. Update · Jan 13, 2026, 04:38 AMTrue
    An official U.S. Department of Labor news release dated January 12, 2026, states that the department "announced the award of more than $23 million in funding to strengthen labor law enforcement in Mexico" and that it "awarded $15.4 million to Partners of the Americas and $8 million to Creative Associates International." The same release explains that these awards support efforts with Mexico’s government, private sector, and workers to enforce labor laws and ensure compliance with labor provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. A republication of the release through PublicNow reproduces these amounts and purposes. This evidence supports a verdict of True because the Department of Labor itself reports awarding $15.4 million and $8 million (a total of $23.4 million, i.e., more than $23 million) to those entities for labor-law-enforcement-related efforts in Mexico.
  2. Original article · Jan 12, 2026

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