[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34386-34387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16805]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6694]


Wilberforce Pamphlet Publication

AGENCY: Department of State

ACTION: Notice of publication of pamphlet required by section 202 of 
the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2008, Public Law 110-457.

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SUMMARY: Section 202 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (WWTVPRA), Public Law 110-457, 
mandated that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Secretary 
of Labor, develop an information pamphlet on legal rights and resources 
for aliens applying for employment- or education-based nonimmigrant 
visas. This notice announces the publication of this pamphlet on the 
Web site of the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Department of State 
at: http://travel.state.gov/visa/questions/questions_4413.html.

DATES: The WWTVPRA Pamphlet is effective June 22, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence B. Kurland, Jr., Legislation 
and Regulations Division, Visa Services, Department of State, 
Washington, DC 20520-0106. (202) 663-1260, e-mail 
([email protected]).

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 202 of the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (WWTVPRA), 
Public Law 110-457, mandated that the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney 
General, and the Secretary of Labor, develop an information pamphlet on 
legal rights and resources for aliens applying for employment- or 
education-based nonimmigrant visas. Working closely with the Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the 
Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), and in consultation with non-governmental organizations 
(NGOs) with expertise on the legal rights of workers and victims of 
severe forms of trafficking in persons, the Department of State has 
completed this pamphlet, which is posted online at http://Travel.State.gov/ and which will shortly be posted on the Web sites of 
U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. The pamphlet, to be 
distributed to applicants applying for certain employment- or 
education-based nonimmigrant visa classifications, as provided in the 
WWTVPRA, notifies nonimmigrant workers in the United States of their 
rights and gives them resources in the event they fall victim to abuse 
or human trafficking. The pamphlet represents a major step in the 
Department's efforts to combat human trafficking and labor rights 
violations. The Department of State has sent the pamphlet to its 
partners at DHS, DOJ, DOL, and HHS and would like to let all agencies, 
NGOs, foreign labor brokers, and other interested persons know that the 
information is now available and may be copied and provided to other 
parties.

    Dated: July 7, 2009.
Janice L. Jacobs,
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-16805 Filed 7-14-09; 8:45 am]
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