§ 3551. Working party on worker rights

• (a) The President shall seek the establishment in the GATT 1947, and, upon entry into force of the WTO Agreement with respect to the United States, in the WTO, of a working party to examine the relationship of internationally recognized worker rights, as defined in section 2467(4) of this title , to the articles, objectives, and related instruments of the GATT 1947 and of the WTO, respectively.
• (b) The objectives of the United States for the working party described in subsection (a) are to—
  • (1) explore the linkage between international trade and internationally recognized worker rights, as defined in section 2467(4) of this title , taking into account differences in the level of development among countries;
  • (2) examine the effects on international trade of the systematic denial of such rights;
  • (3) consider ways to address such effects; and
  • (4) develop methods to coordinate the work program of the working party with the International Labor Organization.
• (c) The President shall report to the Congress, not later than 1 year after December 8, 1994 , on the progress made in establishing the working party under this section, and on United States objectives with respect to the working party’s work program.