Mexico

· Labor Brokerage and Trafficking of Nepali Migrant Workers

· Emerging Markets Research Project

· Research on the Recruitment of Guatemalan Workers in the Mexican Coffee Sector

​· Rapid Appraisal of Labor Practices in the Mexican Coffee Industry

· Recruitment and Labor Conditions among Central American Workers in the Hospitality and Tourism Sector of Quintana Roo, Mexico

· Labor Risks in Melon Production in Mexico

· Rapid Appraisal on Labor Migration and Support Resources for Farmworkers in Jalisco and Nayarit

· Research on Child Labor in the Tourism Sector in Quintana Roo

​· Research on Guatemalan Migrants Working in the Hotel Construction Sector in Cancun​​​

Examples of research projects undertaken by REACH and its Director include:

Ecuador
​Labor and Human Rights Risk Analysis of Ecuador’s Palm Oil Sector

​Research on Human Trafficking in the Ecuadoran Seafood Sector​

Nicaragua

Research on Forced Labor and Child Labor Risks in the Honduran Coffee Sector

Costa Rica

Research on Labor Migration and Recruitment of Nicaraguan Workers in Pineapple Sector on the Huetar Norte Region of Costa Rica

United States
· Research on Immigrant Workers in US Agriculture: The Role of Labor Brokers in Vulnerability to Forced Labor
​· Undocumented Workers in the US Garment Sector: An Assessment and Guide for Brands
· Field research (worker interviews and expert consultations) on labor conditions of undocumented immigrant garment workers in New York City

Central America
· Labor Migration, Ethical Recruitment and Employment Practices in Central America and Mexico
​· Research on Small Arms and the Cycle of Violence: The Rise of Transnational Gangs in Central America

Research Projects

Perú
​Risk Analysis of Indicators of Forced Labor and Human Trafficking in Illegal Gold Mining in Peru

Honduras

Research on Forced Labor and Child Labor Risks in the Honduran Coffee Sector

Chile
Emerging Markets Research Project 

Guatemala
· Labor Migration, Ethical Recruitment and Employment Practices in Central America and Mexico 
· Research on Small Arms and the Cycle of Violence: The Rise of Transnational Gangs in Central America ​
· Research on Indicators of Forced Labor in the Guatemalan Coffee Sector   
· Research on Labor and Human Rights Risk Analysis of the Guatemalan Palm Oil Sector 
· Risk Analysis of Labor Violations Among Farmworkers in the Guatemalan Sugar Sector 
· Transforming Community-Level Violent Conflict: Militancy, Inter-Subjectivity and Social Networks in Conflict Research on acts of violence, reconciliation, and social networks during the civil war  
· Memories of the Civil War Widows of Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala 
​· Research on Forced Labor and Child Labor Risks in the Honduran Coffee Sector

Colombia
Emerging Markets Research Project 
The Nexus of Illegal Gold Mining and Human Trafficking in Global Supply Chains

​​Research on Labor Conditions in the Colombian Coffee Sector​​