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To provide for labor recruiter accountability, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2007 - Requires foreign labor contractors (recruiters) and employers to inform foreign workers accurately of specified terms and conditions of their employment at the time they are recruited. Requires such information to be provided in written form in English or, as necessary and reasonable, in the language of the worker being recruited. Prohibits charging fees to workers for recruitment. Requires employers to pay such a worker's transportation costs, including subsistence costs during the period of travel: (1) from the place of recruitment to the place of employment; and (2) from the place of employment to the worker's place of permanent residence. Prohibits discrimination in employment by an employer or a recruiter against an individual because of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability. [...]

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Latest Actions
  • 06/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
  • 03/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E710-711)
  • 03/29/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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H.R.1763 Introduced in House08/31/2007