Strengthening Women's and Workers' Rights in International Trade
This act aims to ensure that countries benefiting from US trade preferences uphold equal rights for women and protect worker rights. This means countries failing to provide equal rights may lose trade benefits, potentially impacting prices of imported goods and working conditions in those countries.
Key points
Partner countries of the US must ensure equal rights and legal protection for all, regardless of gender, to maintain trade preferences.
New requirements are introduced concerning the protection of worker rights, elimination of employment discrimination, and workplace violence.
The US government will regularly assess whether partner countries meet these criteria, and this information will be publicly available.
Countries that fail to meet the requirements for five consecutive years may face reduced trade benefits.
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