29 CFR 451.6 : Labor (§ 0.735-1 To Parts 4908-4999) — (§ 100.101 To Parts 472-499) — Regulations Relating To Labor (§ 100.101 To Parts 472-499) — Office Of Labor-Management Standards, Department Of Labor (Part 400 To Parts 472-499) — Labor-Management Standards (Part 400 To § 453.26) — Labor Organizations As Defined In The Labor-Management Reporting And Disclosure Act Of 1959 (§ 451.1 To § 451.6) — Extraterritorial application.

(a) It is not the purpose of the Act to impose on foreign labor organizations any regulation of the activities they carry on under the laws of the countries in which they are domiciled or have their principal place of business. The applicability of the Act is limited to the activities of persons or organizations within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. The foregoing would be applicable, for example, to Canadian locals affiliated with international labor organizations organized within the United States.

(b) On the other hand, labor organizations otherwise subject to the Act are not relieved of the requirements imposed upon them with respect to actions taken by them in the United States or which will have effect in the United States, by virtue of the fact that they have foreign members or affiliates that participate in these actions. For example, a national or international labor organization which conducts its required election of officers by referendum or at a convention of delegates must comply with the election provisions of the Act,

(c) Similarly, the provisions of the Act with respect to imposition of trusteeships