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 59 STAT.] COSTA RICA-AGRICULTURAL WORKERS-MAY 22, 29, 1944 I. General Provisions A. The Government of Costa Rica will use its best efforts to facilitate the recruitment of workers of Costa Rican nationality, the establishment of reception centers for the assembling of said workers where needed, and the temporary migration of said workers to the United States of America in accordance with arrangements made through the Chairman of the War Manpower Commis- sion or his authorized representative. B. Workers who enter the United States under this agree- ment shall not be required to present themselves for or submit to registration under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. C. Workers who enter the United States under this agree- ment shall not suffer discriminatory acts of any kind in accordance with Executive Orders No. 8802 and No. 9346 issued at the White House on June 25, 1941 and May 27, 1943 respectively. D. Workers who enter the United States under this agree- ment shall not be employed to displace other workers or for the purpose of reducing rates of pay or other standards previously established. E. Either Government shall have the right to renounce this agreement upon ninety days' notification to the other Government in advance thereof; provided that notwith- standing the termination of the agreement in the manner thus provided, all workers employed under this agreement prior to its being so terminated shall continue to enjoy all the benefits conferred by this agreement until such time as they are returned to Costa Rica. F. There will be full cooperation between the Governments of the United States and Costa Rica and between their respective agencies. The Government of the United States shall submit periodic reports to the Government of Costa Rica with respect to the working and living con- ditions of the workers brought to the United States under this agreement. G. The effectuation of this agreement shall be dependent on the continued need for workers in the above specified industries and services in the United States, the avail- ability of transportation to the United States, and the continued availability of workers in Costa Rica for tem- porary migration to the United States. H. The Governments of the United States of America and of Costa Rica, signatories to the present agreement, shall not enter upon performance of this agreement until a mutual understanding has been reached between them with respect to the life insurance of the Costa Rican workers in transit to and from the United States. 1283 Recruitment of workers. Registration. 54 Stat. 885. 50U.S.. app. §§ 301-318; Supp. IV , § 302-316 . Ante, p. 166. Discriminatory acts. 3 CFR Cum. Supp., 957, 1280. Displacement of workers; pay stand- ards. Right to renounce agreement. Reports on working conditions, etc. Effectuation of agreement;conditions. Life insurance.

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