HRES 683
114th Congress
House
International Affairs
Assault and harassment offenses
Business ethics
Crimes against women
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employment discrimination and employee rights
International organizations and cooperation
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Public contracts and procurement
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Trade agreements and negotiations
Women's employment
Women's rights
Worker safety and health
Supporting and protecting the right of women working in developing countries to safe workplaces, free from gender-based violence, reprisals, and intimidation.
Introduced: April 14, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 14, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should:
- support policies that create safe and decent jobs in developing countries,
- support policies that reduce gender-based violence and other forms of discrimination at work,
- encourage the development of an International Labour Conference Convention to address gender-based violence at work,
- promote labor rights in trade agreements and enforce the right of women and other workers to join unions, and
- encourage U.S. companies with international supply chains and U.S. procurement agencies to ensure that their products are produced in workplaces that work to end gender-based workplace violence and respect the rights of women workers.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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