Other Congressionally-Mandated Reports
The Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)
The Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) was enacted in 1991 to combat drug production and trafficking in the Andean countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The program offers trade benefits to help these countries develop and strengthen legitimate industries. ATPA was expanded under the Trade Act of 2002 by the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. Section 207 of the ATPA requires the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with other appropriate federal agencies, to undertake a continuing review and analysis of the impact of the implementation of the ATPA on U.S. labor. The legislation also directs the Secretary to submit an annual report to the Congress that presents a summary of the results of the review and analysis.
- 19th Annual Report covers 2011 (PDF)
- 18th Annual Report covers 2010 (PDF)
- 17th Annual Report covers 2009 (PDF)
- 16th Annual Report covers 2008 (PDF)
- 15th Annual Report covers 2007 (PDF)
- 14th Annual Report covers 2006 (PDF)
- 13th Annual Report covers 2005 (PDF)
- 12th Annual Report covers 2004 (PDF)
- 11th Annual Report covers 2003 (PDF)
- 10th Annual Report covers 2002
- 9th Annual Report covers 2001 (PDF)
- 8th Annual Report covers 2000
- 7th Annual Report covers 1999
- 6th Annual Report covers 1998
- 5th Annual Report covers 1997
- 4th Annual Report covers 1996
The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA)
The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), which was enacted on August 5, 1983 (Public Law 98-67, title II), contains the trade component of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) that was launched in 1983 to expand private sector opportunities and investment in nontraditional sectors of the Caribbean Basin beneficiaries as a way to help them diversify their economies and expand their exports. The CBERA authorized the President to proclaim duty-free treatment to eligible articles from designated beneficiary Caribbean Basin countries and dependent territories. Section 216 of the CBERA requires the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with other appropriate federal agencies, to undertake a continuing review and analysis of the impact of the implementation of the CBERA on U.S. labor. The legislation also directs the Secretary to submit an annual report to the Congress presenting a summary of the results of the review and analysis. The fifteenth annual report was the final annual CBERA report by the U.S. Department of Labor; the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-66 of December 21, 1995) specified that this report was to be phased out 4 years hence (i.e., December 21, 1999).
- 15th Annual Report (covers 1998)
- 14th Annual Report (covers 1997)
- 13th Annual Report (covers 1996)
Other Reports
- Progress in Implementing Capacity-Building Provisions under the Labor Chapter of the Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (PDF)
- Toward the Development of a Methodology for the Regular Reporting of Working Conditions in the Production of Apparel Imported into the United States (2002)