United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 139 (96th)
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to employment practices in South Africa of United States companies doing business in that country.
Introduced
13 June 1979
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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7 February 2024
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that no U.S company, doing business in South Africa, should: (1) engage in unfair employment practices; (2) deny its employees the right to choose a representative organization; (3) maintain segregated facilities; or (4) pay unequal compensation for equal work. Expresses the sense of Congress that U.S. companies, doing business in South Africa, should: (1) encourage collective bargaining; (2) train nonwhites for supervisory, administrative, and skilled jobs; and (3) try to improve housing, transportation, and health facilities for its nonwhite employees.
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summary · EN · 13 June 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/139
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hconres/139