USMCA Labor Committee Seeks Comments on Process for Reviewing Complaints
The Interagency Labor Committee under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on free trade seeks comments by Aug. 15 on the procedures it should use to review complaints about alleged violations of the treaty’s labor provisions, said Tuesday’s Federal Register. USMCA takes effect…
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Wednesday and gives organized labor in the U.S. a process for filing grievances with the Trump administration alleging breaches of Mexico’s new labor laws revamp (see 2006240043). The revisions give Mexican workers collective bargaining rights for the first time and protect them against retaliation for joining unions or refusing to join. The interagency committee, co-chaired by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, will have 30 days to review a complaint and has the authority to rescind a product's duty-free status or bar its importation if it finds serious violations. The committee will accept comments at Regulations.gov in docket USTR-2020-0028.