US Code

Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 262p–4p

Encouragement of fair labor practices

Section text and notes

(a)
section 262r(c)(2) of this title The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Directors of the international financial institutions (as defined in ) to use the voice and vote of the United States to urge the respective institution—
(1)
section 2467(4) of title 19 to adopt policies to encourage borrowing countries to guarantee internationally recognized worker rights (within the meaning of ) and to include the status of such rights as an integral part of the institution’s policy dialogue with each borrowing country;
(2)
in developing the policies referred to in paragraph (1), to use the relevant conventions of the International Labor Organization, which have set forth, among other things, the right of association, the right to organize and bargain collectively, a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor, and certain minimum labor standards that take into account differences in development levels among nations including a minimum age for the employment of children, acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health; and
(3)
to establish formal procedures to screen projects and programs funded by the institution for any negative impact in a borrowing country on the rights referred to in paragraph (1).
(b)
The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate by the end of each fiscal year a report on the extent to which each borrowing country guarantees internationally recognized worker rights to its labor force and on progress toward achieving each of the goals described in subsection (a).

Pub. L. 95–118, title XVI, § 1621Pub. L. 103–306, title V, § 526(e)108 Stat. 1634 Pub. L. 104–188, title I, § 1954(b)(4)110 Stat. 1928 (, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 1621 of Pub. L. 95–118section 262p–4q of this titleAnother is classified to .

Amendments

Pub. L. 104–1881996—Subsec. (a)(1). substituted “2467(4)” for “2462(a)(4)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14section 21 of Title 2Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Banking and Financial Services of House of Representatives by , set out as a note preceding , The Congress. Committee on Banking and Financial Services of House of Representatives abolished and replaced by Committee on Financial Services of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities and exchanges and insurance generally transferred from Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, .

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–188section 1953 of Pub. L. 104–188section 2461 of Title 19Amendment by applicable to articles entered on or after , with provisions relating to retroactive application, see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Customs Duties.

Definitions

section 262p–5 of this titleThe definitions in apply to this section.