Pub. L. 106-200, tit. IV, sec. 412
WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR.
SEC. 412. WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR. (a) In General.—Section 502(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(b)(2)) is amended— (1) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new subparagraph: “(H) Such country has not implemented its commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor.”; and (2) in the flush paragraph at the end, by striking “and (G)” and inserting “(G), and (H) (to the extent described in section 507(6)(D))”. (b) Definition of Worst Forms Of Child Labor.—Section 507 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(6) Worst forms of child labor.—The term ‘worst forms of child labor’ means— “(A) all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale or trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom, or forced or compulsory labor, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict; “(B) the use, procuring, or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic purposes; “(C) the use, procuring, or offering of a child for illicit activities in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs; and “(D) work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety, or morals of children. 114 STAT. 299 The work referred to in subparagraph (D) shall be determined by the laws, regulations, or competent authority of the beneficiary developing country involved.”. (c) Annual Report.—Section 504 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2464) is amended by inserting “, including the findings of the Secretary of Labor with respect to the beneficiary country’s implementation of its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor” before the end period.