2 Senators Call for Adding Gender Protections to GSP Conditions
Countries that do not guarantee women's equal protection under the law, protect women from discrimination in hiring, or stop violence and sexual harassment at work should not be able to export products duty free under the Generalized System of Preferences benefits program, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., said. Their bill, introduced June 18, would amend the GSP program with these conditions (see 2006230053).
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“The improvements put forward in this legislation to the Generalized System of Preferences are long overdue. When it comes to upholding the rights of workers and the rights of women, the United States should lead the way. U.S. trade laws must align with the central objectives of supporting women’s full economic participation, globally,” Casey said in a news release.
“Women disproportionately face challenges in the workplace including legal barriers to work, restrictions on engaging in collective action, restrictions on property ownership, educational opportunities, and heartbreaking reports of violence, harassment and wage discrimination,” Cortez Masto said.