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This Lot supports trade unions, trade union federations, trade union support organisations, labour rights organisations, worker organisations, civil society organisations and non-profit media or communication organisations working in the public interest.

Activities may include trade union exchange, peer learning, WLMS-related field visits, advocacy training, documentation of worker experiences, policy engagement, strategic communication, public outreach and the long-term embedding of worker-led monitoring approaches within trade union structures.

Geographic scope: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

This Lot supports the development, refinement and scaling of Worker-Led Monitoring Systems across contexts. Activities may include global mapping of worker-led monitoring models, methodological development, pilot approaches, toolkits, learning formats and dissemination to civil society organisations and trade unions.

Geographic scope: Global

This Lot supports the technical development and scaling of the WLMS based on open-source architecture. All technical work must be based on Uwazi and Tella or similar. No development of a new standalone platform is eligible.

Activities may include adaptation of Uwazi and Tella workflows (or similar), secure data structures, interoperability, multilingual accessibility, data protection, safeguarding protocols and technical documentation.

Geographic scope: Global

The applying organisation must be clearly identified as the applicant and responsible third party. The proposal should describe the roles, responsibilities, activities and added value of each cooperation partner.

The budget must transparently identify the costs associated with each partner and link them to the relevant activities and outputs. The applicant remains responsible for the entire approved budget, including expenditure incurred by cooperation partners.

Any cooperation partner receiving project funds must not be a beneficiary, co-beneficiary, affiliated entity, associate or contractor under the main Action and must not have received separate financial support under this Call.

The Call does not provide the name or contact details of a responsible person at MAP Foundation.

Coordination and alignment with MAP is mandatory for activities implemented in Thailand under Lot 1. Applicants requiring contact details or support in establishing contact with MAP should contact Brahm Press via the general email address fstp-call@ci-romero.de, using the subject line “Brahm – MAP.”

An organisation from Niger cannot apply under Lot 1 or Lot 2, as these Lots are limited to specific countries:

Lot 1: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand;

Lot 2: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

An eligible non-profit organisation from Niger may apply under the global Lot 3 or Lot 4 if it meets the relevant organisational, thematic, methodological or technical eligibility requirements. Each organisation may submit only one application and may apply under only one Lot.

The Call does not establish a minimum number of countries in which a project under a global Lot must be physically implemented.

However, Lot 3 has a global scope and aims to develop, refine and scale worker-led monitoring methodologies across different country contexts. Activities should support the adaptation of WLMS methodologies to different countries and labour-rights contexts.

A project implemented primarily in one country would therefore need to demonstrate clear global relevance, transferability, comparative learning and benefits for other country contexts.

The maximum project duration is not specified in the Call. It will be defined in the Third-Party Agreement. Activities may start from 1 October 2026, subject to completion of the evaluation, award decision and signature of the Third-Party Agreement. All activities must be completed within the overall implementation period of the Action.

Yes. Civil society organisations and labour-rights organisations are eligible to apply under Lot 2, provided that the proposed action is worker-centred, non-commercial, safeguarding-sensitive and implemented in coordination with trade unions, worker organisations or civil society organisations active in labour rights.

For projects implemented in Sri Lanka under Lot 2, coordination and alignment with the consortium partner FTZ is mandatory. A trade union or another eligible organisation may support implementation and receive funding through the applicant’s budget. However, it must not be a beneficiary, co-beneficiary, affiliated entity, associate or contractor under the main Action, and it must not have received separate financial support under this Call.

One organisation must remain the formal applicant and responsible third party.

The Call does not specify a separate duration for projects under Lot 3.

The maximum project duration will be defined in the Third-Party Agreement. Activities may start from 1 October 2026 and must be completed within the overall implementation period of the Action. Applicants should propose a realistic work plan and timeline based on the activities, outputs and resources included in their proposal.

The Call provides the following indicative timeline:

• Publication of the Call: 15 July 2026;
• Deadline for questions: 31 July 2026;
• Publication of answers and Q&A: 7 August 2026;
• Application deadline: 31 August 2026 at 23:59 CEST;
• Notification of results: 15 September 2026;
• Possible start of activities: from 1 October 2026.

The maximum project duration and final completion date will be specified in the Third-Party Agreement. Activities must be completed within the overall implementation period of the Action and must be finalised by May 2028 at the latest.

No specific supply-chain tier is prescribed under Lot 3.

The Call covers workers in formal and informal garment supply chains. Proposals may therefore address different tiers, including lower-tier suppliers, subcontractors, raw-material or accessory production and home-based workers, provided that the proposed activities contribute to the objectives and expected results of Lot 3.

Applicants should explain why the selected supply-chain level is relevant to worker-led monitoring and the identification, documentation and prevention of forced-labour risks.

Yes. Support for pilot implementation and learning is explicitly eligible under Lot 3. Applicants may propose work in selected pilot contexts, including:

• testing and refining WLMS methodologies;
• documenting lessons learned;
• comparing experiences across countries;
• adapting methodologies to different worker-reporting pathways;
• developing recommendations for improving WLMS implementation.

The pilot activities should contribute to broader methodological development and learning rather than operate as isolated country projects.

The Call does not prescribe a fixed pilot plan, a required number of pilots or a final list of pilot locations. It identifies workers in Brazil, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Türkiye and India as particularly relevant target groups for Lot 3. Applicants may propose suitable pilot contexts and approaches.

The proposal should explain how the selected pilots will contribute to comparative learning, methodological development and the adaptation of WLMS approaches across different contexts.

Lot 3 may include methodological and user-centred support for adapting Uwazi, Tella or similar tools to different countries, user needs, worker-reporting pathways and organisational capacities. However, substantial technical development and digital scaling fall under Lot 4. Lot 3 should focus primarily on methodology, workflows, participation, safe reporting, documentation, verification, informed consent, feedback mechanisms and Do No Harm principles.

Pilot implementation and methodological learning are eligible under Lot 3. Technical testing, pilot testing, user-feedback processes, security testing, troubleshooting and technical refinement are specifically eligible under Lot 4.

Any digital pilot must comply with the Call’s requirements concerning open-source development, safeguarding, confidentiality, data protection, worker protection and compatibility with CIR’s infrastructure and governance arrangements.

No new standalone platform may be developed under the Call.

Technical work must be based on Uwazi and Tella, or similar open-source tools where appropriate and agreed with CIR. All technical developments must:

• remain open-source and non-proprietary;
• be compatible with CIR’s hosting infrastructure;
• comply with CIR’s governance and maintenance arrangements;
• meet data-protection, safeguarding and confidentiality requirements;
• be suitable for future maintenance by CIR or authorised actors.

CIR will manage the hosting, URL and central digital infrastructure. The selected organisation must coordinate its technical work closely with CIR.

The development of a new standalone Case Management System is not an eligible or expected output under Lot 3.

Lot 3 may produce methodological and user-centred workflow recommendations for adapting Uwazi, Tella or similar tools. Possible Lot 3 outputs include:

• methodological toolkits;
• guidance on case documentation and verification;
• informed-consent and feedback procedures;
• safeguarding and data-protection guidance;
• validation and escalation protocols;
• user-centred workflow recommendations;
• pilot learning notes.

Technical development or upgrading of a case-management architecture belongs primarily under Lot 4.

Collaboration with other organisations is possible, but the Call does not establish a formal co-applicant structure. One organisation must submit the application and act as the responsible third party.

The proposal should clearly explain:

• the role and expertise of each cooperation partner;
• the activities to be implemented by each partner;
• coordination and decision-making arrangements;
• the allocation of costs;
• how the collaboration strengthens the global and participatory character of the project.

Cooperation partners receiving funding through the project budget must not be beneficiaries, co-beneficiaries, affiliated entities, associates or contractors under the main Action. They must also not have received separate financial support under this Call. Double funding of the same organisation, activities or costs is not permitted.

The applying organisation remains fully responsible for implementation, expenditure, reporting and compliance.

Organisations from Yemen are not eligible under the country-specific Lots 1 and 2.

An eligible non-profit organisation from Yemen may apply under the global Lot 3 or Lot 4 if it meets the relevant requirements concerning:

• organisational status;
• thematic, methodological or technical expertise;
• administrative and financial capacity;
• worker-centred and participatory approaches;
• safeguarding and Do No Harm;
• gender equality;
• data protection and confidentiality.

Each organisation may submit only one application and apply under only one Lot.

Each organisation may submit only one application and apply under only one Lot.

Applications must be submitted in English and include:

• a project proposal of no more than 10 pages, using the provided template;
• a project budget using the provided template;
• a signed Declaration by the third party.

The complete application must be submitted electronically to [fstp-call@ci-romero.de](mailto:fstp-call@ci-romero.de) no later than 31 August 2026 at 23:59 CEST.

The subject line must read: “Application FSTP – Lot [number] – [Name of Applicant]”

Cooperation with other organisations is possible, but one organisation must act as the formal applicant and responsible third party.

Any cooperation partner receiving funding through the proposed budget must not be a beneficiary, co-beneficiary, affiliated entity, associate or contractor under the main Action and must not have received separate financial support under this Call. The proposal and budget must clearly describe the partner’s responsibilities, activities and allocated costs.

An organisation can contribute through the Lot that corresponds to its geographic scope, experience and expertise:

• Lot 1: Migrant-worker organising, women worker leadership and empowerment in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka or Thailand;
• Lot 2: Trade-union engagement, advocacy and strategic communication in Bangladesh or Sri Lanka;
• Lot 3: Global WLMS methodology, mapping, pilot approaches, comparative learning, toolkits and dissemination;
• Lot 4:Technical development and digital scaling based on Uwazi, Tella or similar open-source tools.

All proposals should demonstrate:

• meaningful worker participation;
• gender-sensitive and inclusive approaches;
• safeguarding and Do No Harm;
• secure handling of worker-reported information;
• data protection and confidentiality;
• sustainability and scalability;
• sufficient administrative and financial capacity;
• a realistic and cost-effective budget;
• compliance with the prohibition of double funding.

Where cooperation partners support implementation and receive project funding, they must meet the applicable eligibility conditions. They must not be beneficiaries, co-beneficiaries, affiliated entities, associates or contractors under the main Action and must not have received separate financial support under this Call.