§ 262p-4p. — Encouragement of fair labor practices.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC262p-4p]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
Sec. 262p-4p. Encouragement of fair labor practices
(a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States
Executive Directors of the international financial institutions (as
defined in section 262r(c)(2) of this title) to use the voice and vote
of the United States to urge the respective institution--
(1) to adopt policies to encourage borrowing countries to
guarantee internationally recognized worker rights (within the
meaning of section 2467(4) of title 19) and to include the status of
such rights as an integral part of the institution's policy dialogue
with each borrowing country;
(2) in developing the policies referred to in paragraph (1), to
use the relevant conventions of the International Labor
Organization, which have set forth, among other things, the right of
association, the right to organize and bargain collectively, a
prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor,
and certain minimum labor standards that take into account
differences in development levels among nations including a minimum
age for the employment of children, acceptable conditions of work
with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational
safety and health; and
(3) to establish formal procedures to screen projects and
programs funded by the institution for any negative impact in a
borrowing country on the rights referred to in paragraph (1).
(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committee on
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate by the end of each
fiscal year a report on the extent to which each borrowing country
guarantees internationally recognized worker rights to its labor force
and on progress toward achieving each of the goals described in
subsection (a) of this section.
(Pub. L. 95-118, title XVI, Sec. 1621, as added Pub. L. 103-306, title
V, Sec. 526(e), Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1634; amended Pub. L. 104-188,
title I, Sec. 1954(b)(4), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1928.)
Codification
Another section 1621 of Pub. L. 95-118 is classified to section
262p-4q of this title.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104-188 substituted ``2467(4)'' for
``2462(a)(4)''.
Change of Name
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of House of
Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Banking and
Financial Services of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub.
L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The
Congress. Committee on Banking and Financial Services of House of
Representatives abolished and replaced by Committee on Financial
Services of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters
relating to securities and exchanges and insurance generally transferred
from Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives by
House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Jan. 3, 2001.
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-188 applicable to articles entered on or
after Oct. 1, 1996, with provisions relating to retroactive application,
see section 1953 of Pub. L. 104-188, set out as an Effective Date note
under section 2461 of Title 19, Customs Duties.
Definitions
The definitions in section 262p-5 of this title apply to this
section.
