19 USC 2467 - Definitions

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§ 2467.

Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter:

(1)

Beneficiary developing country

(2)

Country

(3)

Entered

(4)

Internationally recognized worker rights

The term “internationally recognized worker rights” includes—

(A)

the right of association;

(B)

the right to organize and bargain collectively;

(C)

a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor;

(D)

a minimum age for the employment of children, and a prohibition on the worst forms of child labor, as defined in paragraph (6); and

(E)

acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health.

(5)

Least-developed beneficiary developing country

(6)

Worst forms of child labor

The term “worst forms of child labor” means—

(A)

all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale or trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom, or forced or compulsory labor, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict;

(B)

the use, procuring, or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic purposes;

(C)

the use, procuring, or offering of a child for illicit activities in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs; and

(D)

work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety, or morals of children.

The work referred to in subparagraph (D) shall be determined by the laws, regulations, or competent authority of the beneficiary developing country involved.

(Pub. L. 93–618, title V, § 507, as added Pub. L. 104–188, title I, § 1952(a), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1926; amended Pub. L. 106–200, title IV, § 412(b), May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 298; Pub. L. 107–210, div. D, title XLI, § 4102(b), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 1041.)

cite as: 19 USC 2467