Bill Clinton: “Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor August 5, 1999 To the Senate of the United States: With a view to…”

“Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor August 5, 1999 To the Senate of the United States: With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification of the Convention (No. 182) Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor, adopted by the International Labor Conference at its 87th Session in Geneva on June 17, 1999, I transmit herewith a certified copy of that Convention. I transmit also for the Senate's information a certified copy of a recommendation (No. 190) on the same subject, adopted by the International Labor Conference on the same date, which amplifies some of the Convention's provisions. No action is called for on the recommendation. The report of the Department of State, with a letter from the Secretary of Labor, concerning the Convention is enclosed. As explained more fully in the enclosed letter from the Secretary of Labor, current United States law and practice satisfy the requirements of Convention No. 182. Ratification of this Convention, therefore, should not require the United States to alter in any way its law or practice in this field. In the interest of clarifying the domestic application of the Convention, my Administration proposes that two understandings accompany U.S. ratification.…”