US SR99 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-02 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4386)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-02 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4386)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the government of Uzbekistan should: (1) enforce its existing domestic legislation and fulfill its international commitments aimed at ending state-sponsored forced and child labor; (2) allow an International Labour Organization investigation into forced and child labor in the cotton sector; and (3) take steps towards ensuring cotton farmers better returns and enabling them to hire adults.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of Uzbekistan should immediately enforce its existing domestic legislation and fulfill its international commitments aimed at ending state-sponsored forced and child labor.
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-02 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4386) |
Subjects
Asia
Human rights
International affairs
International law and treaties
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Uzbekistan
Youth employment and child labor
Human rights
International affairs
International law and treaties
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Uzbekistan
Youth employment and child labor
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-resolution/99/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sres99/BILLS-111sres99is.pdf |
