Worker Rights Provisions and U.S. Trade Policy

This report provides background and analysis on key U.S. trade policies addressing worker rights abroad. It contextualizes the U.S. approach with key debates and comparison with global approaches. Several issues …

U.S., Mexico settle first labor complaint under USMCA

The U.S and Mexico have agreed to closely monitor a new union vote for workers at a General Motors facility in central Mexico after a weekslong investigation into complaints that …

Mexico to Allow Union Vote at G.M. Plant After U.S. Complaint

The Biden administration had asked Mexico to review potential labor violations, citing conditions in the new North American trade agreement. The United States on Thursday reached a deal with Mexico …

Course of Remediation to Address Denial of Rights in Connection with the Legitimization Process at General Motors in Silao Agreed between the United States and Mexico

The United States and Mexico agree to the following Course of Remediation, for purposes of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Annex 31-A (United States-Mexico Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism), for the …

Mexico Pledges Cooperation to Remedy Worker Rights at GM Plant

The Mexican government told the U.S. that it’s ready to work with the Biden administration to draw up a plan to remedy the denial of workers’ rights at a General …

Enforceable social clauses in trade agreements with ‘bite’?

“Implications of the EU–South Korea Panel of Experts Report of 20 January 2021 Policy Implications The EU–South Korea Panel of Experts Report (‘the Report’) confounded expectations by asserting that it …

It’s time to learn if the new Nafta’s worker protections have any teeth

Susana Prieto Terrazas is not a woman to trifle with. In recent years, the attorney became the most well-known labor organizer in Mexico, a burr in the saddle of factory …

En trabajo agrícola, EU está incumpliendo el T-MEC: SRE

En Estados Unidos hay incumplimientos a disposiciones relacionadas con trabajadores agrícolas mexicanos en el marco del Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC), indicó el gobierno de México a su contraparte estadounidense, …

White House calls on Mexican government to probe possible labor violations at GM auto plant

In the first action of its kind, the Biden administration has formally asked the Mexican government to investigate reports of “serious violations” of worker rights at a General Motors plant in …

Complaint Accuses Mexican Factories of Labor Abuses, Testing New Trade Pact

The A.F.L.-C.I.O. and other groups plan on Monday to file a complaint with the Biden administration over claims of labor violations at a group of auto parts factories in Mexico, …

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