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In this Act: (1) The term internationally recognized worker rights includes— (A) the right of association; (B) the right to organize and bargain collectively; (C) a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor; (D) a minimum age for the employment of children, and a prohibition on the worst forms of child labor, as defined in section 507(6) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)); (E) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health; (F) the elimination of discrimination with respect to employment and occupation; and (G) the elimination of violence or threats of violence against workers, including violence related to gender-based violence or harassment in the workplace and violence related to workers exercising or attempting to exercise any of the rights described in subparagraphs (A) through (F). (2) The terms Pacific Islands, Pacific Islands country, country in the Pacific Islands, and countries in the Pacific Islands means the Cook Islands, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Nauru, Niue, the Republic of Palau, the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, the Independent State of Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Vanuatu.