Labor Rights for Development Act of 2018 This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require a developing country, as a condition for eligibility for the Generalized System of Preferences, to establish in its law and practice: freedom of association; recognition of the right to collective bargaining; elimination of all forms of compulsory or forced labor; abolition of, and the prohibition of the worst forms of, child labor; elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation; and acceptable conditions of work regarding minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health. The Generalized System of Preferences is a U.S. trade program designed to promote economic growth in developing countries by providing preferential duty-free entry for certain products from designated beneficiary countries. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative shall prescribe regulations necessary for the implementation of this bill.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHuman rightsLabor-management relationsLabor standardsOffice of the U.S. Trade RepresentativePublic participation and lobbyingTariffsWages and earningsWorker safety and healthYouth employment and child labor
A bill to require countries to comply with certain labor standards to be eligible for the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2307| Senate
| Updated: 1/16/2018
Labor Rights for Development Act of 2018 This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require a developing country, as a condition for eligibility for the Generalized System of Preferences, to establish in its law and practice: freedom of association; recognition of the right to collective bargaining; elimination of all forms of compulsory or forced labor; abolition of, and the prohibition of the worst forms of, child labor; elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation; and acceptable conditions of work regarding minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health. The Generalized System of Preferences is a U.S. trade program designed to promote economic growth in developing countries by providing preferential duty-free entry for certain products from designated beneficiary countries. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative shall prescribe regulations necessary for the implementation of this bill.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHuman rightsLabor-management relationsLabor standardsOffice of the U.S. Trade RepresentativePublic participation and lobbyingTariffsWages and earningsWorker safety and healthYouth employment and child labor