HR 3488 · 98th Congress · International Affairs
A bill requiring United States persons who conduct business or control enterprises in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of China, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Albania, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, Bulgaria, North Korea, Laos, or the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen to comply with certain fair employment principles, prohibiting any new loans by United States financial or lending institutions to the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of China, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Albania, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, Bulgaria, North Korea, Laos, or the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen or to corporations or other entities owned or controlled by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of China, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Albania, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, Bulgaria, North Korea, Laos, or the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and prohibiting the importation of products or produce grown, manufactured, or assembled in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of China, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Albania, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, Bulgaria, North Korea, Laos, or the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy.(1983-07-15)
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Title I: Labor Standards - Requires any United States person who has or controls an enterprise in the U.S.S.R., China, East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Albania, Kampuchea, Bulgaria, North Korea, Laos, or South Yemen which employs more than 20 people to insure that in operating such enterprise the following employment principles are implemented: (1) termination of all regulations which are based on political, religious, or economic discrimination; (2) equal employment for all employees; (3) equal pay for equal work; (4) establishment of a minimum wage and salary structure; (5) increase in the representation of non-Communists in managerial, supervisory, administrative, clerical, and technical jobs; (6) improvement of the quality of employees' lives outside the work environment; and (7) recognition of labor unions and fair labor practices. Declares that the Secretary may issue guidelines and give advisory opinions on compliance with such principles. Directs the Secretary of State to establish an Advisory Council to advise the Secretary with respect to the implementation of such employment principles and to review the annual reports whi…
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