S.Res. 426 · 114th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should support and protect the right of women working in developing countries to safe workplaces, free from gender-based violence, reprisals, and intimidation.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Patty Murray
- Introduced
- 2016-04-14
- Latest action
- 2016-04-14 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate 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 and other workers to join unions, and encourage U.S. companies with international supply chains and U.S. procurement agencies to ensure that their products are produced in workplaces that work to end gender-based workplace violence and respect the rights of women workers.