Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has cut tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid grants as part of an effort to reduce spending at the Department of Labor, Breitbart reported.
Sworn in just one week ago, she has implemented budget cuts to eliminate grants that mirror those administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The eliminated grants total $33 million and were directed toward foreign labor policy initiatives.
The cuts include a $1.5 million grant meant to enhance transparency and accountability in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry; a $7 million grant for promoting climate change policies and practices in Brazil, Chile, South Africa, and Colombia; an $18 million grant supporting collective bargaining efforts in Brazil, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia, and Guatemala; and a $1.5 million grant intended to improve compliance with workplace standards in Georgia.
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