Projects Will Combat Forced and Child
Labor
RESTON,
Va., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs
(ILAB) recently awarded global consulting and digital services
provider ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) two new contracts totaling $34 million to provide research, advisory and
other services to support efforts to combat forced and child labor
around the world. Each agreement has a term of five years,
including a one-year base and four one-year options. Both were
awarded in the third quarter of 2022.
ICF has worked with ILAB since 2004, providing research and
other support on topics related to forced labor, child labor, human
trafficking and more. The company's experienced global research
experts will incorporate new innovations in research science to
more closely trace the sources of forced and child labor in global
supply chains.
"ICF is committed to rooting out the sources and finding
impactful solutions to stop forced and child labor," said
Mark Lee, ICF's executive vice
president for public sector. "Our teams are extremely knowledgeable
and sensitive to working with vulnerable populations in difficult
environments. This understanding is a critical step in raising
public awareness, informing policy decisions and building evidence
to influence actions by governments and organizations to protect
the most vulnerable."
ICF helps clients identify, document, measure and address human
rights violations and labor exploitation through mixed methods,
qualitative and quantitative research and data collection across
countries and industries.
Read more about ICF's international development services,
including its work in forced and child labor and human
trafficking.
About ICF
ICF is a global consulting services company with approximately
8,000 full- and part-time employees, but we are not your typical
consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work
together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives.
We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge
engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most
complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients
have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn
more at icf.com.
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and our clients' operations, our results of operations and our
outlook. These and other factors that could cause our actual
results to differ from those indicated in forward-looking
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date hereof, and we specifically disclaim any obligation to update
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Contact: Lauren Dyke,
lauren.dyke@ICF.com, +1.571.373.5577
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