Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002: Free Trade Agreement and Trade Beneficiary Countries
Under Section 113 of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 (PL 107-210), workers may be eligible to apply for TAA services if they were laid off as a result of increased imports or if their companies shifted production out of the United States to certain foreign countries. Workers laid off as a result of a shift in production to a country that is party to a free trade agreement with the United States, or a country that is named as a beneficiary under the Andean Trade Preference Act, the African Growth and Opportunity Act or the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, may satisfy TAA certification criteria.
Countries that are a Party to a free trade agreement with the United States
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* Denotes countries yet to implement free trade agreements with the United States, thus, do not meet the requirements for petitions alleging shifts in production to these countries. |
Countries that are beneficiary countries under the:
Andean Trade Preference Act
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African Growth and Opportunity Act
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Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
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