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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Curran, Kraft, Clarke, Harris
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Sweat-Free Procurement
FOR the purpose of requiring certain contractors to assure that they and their subcontractors do not utilize sweatshop labor, slave labor, abusive forms of child labor, or foreign convict or forced labor and that they and their subcontractors are otherwise in compliance with wage, health, labor, environmental, safety, and other laws or requirements; defining certain terms; imposing certain remedies; authorizing certain waivers; and generally relating to City procurement of equipment, goods, materials, and supplies.
Body
BY adding
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Section(s) 29-1 through 29-13, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle designation,
"Subtitle 29. Sweat-Free Procurement"
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Recitals
Each year, Baltimore City spends millions of dollars contracting with the private sector for the purchase, lease, or rental of equipment, goods, materials, and supplies. The prudent expenditure of public dollars requires that the City's procurement process lead to the selection of qualified and responsible contractors who have the ability to perform the contract.
The City has long supported the premise that employers should fairly compensate employees, that the health and safety of workers should be protected, and that no form of discr...
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