ILAB in Costa Rica
Office of Trade and Labor Affairs – Trade Agreement Administration & Technical Cooperation (OTLA-TAATC)
- Cumple y Gana for Inspection (PDF)
- Midterm Evaluation (PDF)
- Todos y Todas Trabajamos: Derechos Laborales para Todos - Working together: Labor Rights for All (PDF)
- Midterm Evaluation (PDF)
- Labor Law Compliance (Comply and Win Project)
- Providing Job Training and Job Placement for People with Disabilities in Costa Rica [PDF]
U.S. Department of Labor's Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor
This annual report, required by the Trade and Development Act of 2000, presents the findings of the Secretary of Labor with respect to trade beneficiary countries' implementation of international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor.
- 2009 Report (PDF)
- 2008 Report (PDF)
- 2007 Report (PDF)
- 2006 Report (PDF)
- 2005 Report (PDF)
- 2004 Report (PDF)
- 2003 Report (PDF)
- 2002 Report (PDF)
- 2001 Report (PDF)
Free Trade Agreements (FTA) Reports
U.S.-Central American and the Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
The United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua signed the CAFTA-DR in August 2004. The CAFTA-DR agreement for for Costa Rica has not yet been implemented. Pursuant to section 2102 (c) of the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-210), the President is required to prepare several reports to the Congress related to new free trade agreements. Among these reports are a United States Employment Impact Review, Labor Rights Report, and Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report. The Department of Labor, in consultation with other federal agencies, has been delegated the responsibility for preparing these three reports. For more information about the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement, please visit the USTR Web site.