In October 2006, Tulane University initiated work on a Department of Labor contract to provide oversight of public and private initiatives to eliminate the WFCL and to assess progress made to implement the Harkin-Engle Protocol. Tulane has reviewed literature, completed plans for monitoring and research, established partnership agreements with social research institutions in each country, and began assessing the certification system and examining the industry's efforts to improve education and rehabilitation programmes. Tulane implemented pilot research activities, field-tested survey instruments, and reported results of pre-test surveys.