§ 6481. — Business codes of conduct.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC6481]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 73--INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
SUBCHAPTER V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 6481. Business codes of conduct
(a) Congressional finding
Congress recognizes the increasing importance of transnational
corporations as global actors, and their potential for providing
positive leadership in their host countries in the area of human rights.
(b) Sense of Congress
It is the sense of the Congress that transnational corporations
operating overseas, particularly those corporations operating in
countries the governments of which have engaged in or tolerated
violations of religious freedom, as identified in the Annual Report,
should adopt codes of conduct--
(1) upholding the right to freedom of religion of their
employees; and
(2) ensuring that a worker's religious views and peaceful
practices of belief in no way affect, or be allowed to affect, the
status or terms of his or her employment.
(Pub. L. 105-292, title VII, Sec. 701, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2815.)
