A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish procedures to relieve domestic industries and workers injured by increased imports from low-wage areas.
Fair Labor Standards Foreign Trade Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to declare the protection of workers and communities through regulation of imports to be a policy of such Act.
Permits the President, either House of Congress, a representative of an employee or organization, or other interested party to request that the Secretary of Labor determine whether a product: (1) was produced abroad under labor conditions detrimental to the maintenance of a minimum standard of living for workers; and (2) is impairing domestic labor of the communities.
Authorizes the President to take appropriate action if it is found that the product is in competition with domestic goods under such circumstances.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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