OTLA to Review Allegations of Mexican Failure to Enforce NAFTA Labor Provisions

The Labor Department’s Office of Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA) will review an allegation that the Mexican government failed to fulfill its obligations under the labor chapter of NAFTA (here), the agency said in a notice. Specifically, the submission alleges that Mexico failed to "effectively enforce its labor laws with respect to freedom of association, collective bargaining, discrimination, minimum labor standards, occupational safety and health, and workers' compensation and to ensure that its labor law proceedings are fair, equitable, and transparent." OTLA will complete the review and issue a public report to the Secretary of Labor within 180 days of this acceptance, it said.