2012 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 78 - TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION (§§ 7101 - 7112)
Section 7112 - Additional activities to monitor and combat forced labor and child labor
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 78 - TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION Sec. 7112 - Additional activities to monitor and combat forced labor and child labor |
Contains | section 7112 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-164, title I, §105, Jan. 10, 2006, 119 Stat. 3566. |
Statutes at Large References | 119 Stat. 3566 122 Stat. 1838 |
Public Law References | Public Law 109-164, Public Law 110-246 |
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Congress finds that in the report submitted to Congress by the Secretary of State in June 2005 pursuant to section 7107(b) of this title, the list of countries whose governments do not comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and are not making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance was composed of a large number of countries in which the trafficking involved forced labor, including the trafficking of women into domestic servitude.
(2) Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State should intensify the focus of the Office on forced labor in the countries described in paragraph (1) and other countries in which forced labor continues to be a serious human rights concern.
(b) Activities of the Department of Labor (1) In generalThe Secretary of Labor, acting through the head of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs of the Department of Labor, shall carry out additional activities to monitor and combat forced labor and child labor in foreign countries as described in paragraph (2).
(2) Additional activities describedThe additional activities referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(A) to monitor the use of forced labor and child labor in violation of international standards;
(B) to provide information regarding trafficking in persons for the purpose of forced labor to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State for inclusion in trafficking in persons report required by section 7107(b) of this title;
(C) to develop and make available to the public a list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards;
(D) to work with persons who are involved in the production of goods on the list described in subparagraph (C) to create a standard set of practices that will reduce the likelihood that such persons will produce goods using the labor described in such subparagraph; and
(E) to consult with other departments and agencies of the United States Government to reduce forced and child labor internationally and ensure that products made by forced labor and child labor in violation of international standards are not imported into the United States.
(Pub. L. 109–164, title I, §105, Jan. 10, 2006, 119 Stat. 3566.)
CodificationSection was enacted as part of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, and not as part of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 which comprises this chapter.
Consultative Group To Eliminate the Use of Child Labor and Forced Labor in Imported Agricultural ProductsPub. L. 110–246, title III, §3205, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1838, provided that:
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“(A) that is exacted from any individual under menace of any penalty for nonperformance of the work or service, and for which—
“(i) the work or service is not offered voluntarily; or
“(ii) the work or service is performed as a result of coercion, debt bondage, or involuntary servitude (as those terms are defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)); and
“(B) by 1 or more individuals who, at the time of performing the work or service, were being subjected to a severe form of trafficking in persons (as that term is defined in that section).
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“(c)
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“(2)
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“(B)
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“(1) 2 members shall represent the Department of Agriculture, as determined by the Secretary;
“(2) 1 member shall be the Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs of the Department of Labor;
“(3) 1 member shall represent the Department of State, as determined by the Secretary of State;
“(4) 3 members shall represent private agriculture-related enterprises, which may include retailers, food processors, importers, and producers, of whom at least 1 member shall be an importer, food processor, or retailer who utilizes independent, third-party supply chain monitoring for forced labor or child labor;
“(5) 2 members shall represent institutions of higher education and research institutions, as determined appropriate by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs of the Department of Labor;
“(6) 1 member shall represent an organization that provides independent, third-party certification services for labor standards for producers or importers of agricultural commodities or products; and
“(7) 3 members shall represent organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)] that have expertise on the issues of international child labor and do not possess a conflict of interest associated with establishment of the guidelines issued under subsection (c)(2), as determined by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs of the Department of Labor, including representatives from consumer organizations and trade unions, if appropriate.
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“(i)
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