Sec. 132. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES COMPANIES ADOPTING COUNTER-TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS POLICIES
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## SEC. 132 SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES COMPANIES ADOPTING COUNTER-TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS POLICIES It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)companies headquartered or doing business in the United States that are not small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) should adopt a written policy not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act that— #####
(A)prohibits trafficking in persons; #####
(B)is published annually; and #####
(C)is accessible in a prominent place on their public website; and ####
(2)such policy should expressly prohibit the company, its employees, or agents from— #####
(A)engaging in human trafficking; #####
(B)using forced labor for the development, production, shipping, or sale of its goods or services; #####
(C)destroying, concealing, confiscating, or otherwise denying access by an employee to the employee’s identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers’ licenses, regardless of issuing authority; #####
(D)using misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as— ######
(i)failing to disclose, in a format and language understood by the employee or potential employee, basic information; or ######
(ii)making material misrepresentations during the recruitment of employees regarding the key terms and conditions of employment, including— ######
(I)wages and fringe benefits; ######
(II)the location of work; ######
(III)the living conditions; ######
(IV)housing and associated costs (if employer- or agent-provided or arranged); ######
(V)any significant costs to be charged to the employee or potential employee; and ######
(VI)the hazardous nature of the work, if applicable; #####
(E)using recruiters that do not comply with local labor laws of the country in which the recruiting takes place; #####
(F)providing or arranging housing that fails to meet the host country housing and safety standards; and #####
(G)failing to provide an employment contract, recruitment agreement, or other required work document— ######
(i)in writing— ######
(I)in a language the employee understands; or ######
(II)along with an independent interpreter if the document cannot be provided in a language the employee understands; ######
(ii)not later than 5 days before the employee relocates, if relocation is required to perform the work; and ######
(iii)that includes details about work description, wages, work locations, living accommodations and associated costs, time off, round-trip transportation arrangements, grievance processes, and the content of applicable laws and regulations that prohibit trafficking in persons.
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SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES COMPANIES ADOPTING COUNTER-TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS POLICIES
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