H.RES.683: Supporting and protecting the right of women working in developing countries to safe workplaces, free from gender-based violence, reprisals, and intimidation.

About This Bill

  • Introduced April 14, 2016
  • Latest Major Action April 14, 2016

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Bill 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...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
April 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
April 14, 2016

Introduced in the House by Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)

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