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United States of America: Employ American Workers Act

Announcement

17 Feb 2009

In February 2009, the government of the United States of America announced a change for the labour market access of foreign workers.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

0 in force

Implementation date

17 Feb 2009

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Labour market access

The Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) applies stricter rules in the hiring of certain foreign workers when the hiring firm is a recipient of bail-out funds. This law is part of the 'American Recovery...

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