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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 17, 2000
Workers' Rights Principles for United States Businesses in China Act - Sets forth certain workers' rights principles for U.S. companies doing business in the People's Republic of China and Tibet, including to: (1) prohibit the manufacture of goods or products by bonded labor or forced labor within prison camps or reeducation-through-labor programs; (2) provide fair and decent working hours, including at a minimum adhering to wage and hour guidelines under China's national labor laws; (3) prohibit the use of corporal punishment, including to refrain from seeking police or military intervention to prevent workers from exercising their rights; (4) promote certain democratic freedoms among their employees, like freedom of association and assembly (including the right to form unions and to bargain collectively) and freedom of expression; (5) prohibit discrimination in hiring; and (6) prohibit child labor. Directs the Secretary of State to forward a copy of such principles to each member nation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and encourage them to promote similar principles.Sets forth certain registration and reporting requirements with respect to U.S. companies doing business in China or Tibet.
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Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D–NJ
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