Sign up to create alerts for Instruments,
Economic Events and content by followed authors
Free Sign Up Already have an account? Sign In
Quotes
All Instrument Types
- All Instrument Types
- Indices
- Equities
- ETFs
- Funds
- Commodities
- Currencies
- Crypto
- Bonds
- Certificates
Please try another search
💎 Access the Market Tools Trusted by Thousands of Investors Get Started
U.S. rejects Mexican union petition for labor probe at BBB Industries
Published Sep 01, 2022 06:08PM ET
Updated Sep 01, 2022 06:18PM ET
© Reuters.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. labor officials have turned down a Mexican union's request for a probe into alleged worker rights abuses at BBB Industries in northern Mexico under the terms of a regional trade pact, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) office said on Thursday.
Under the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which has tougher labor rules than its predecessor agreement, activists have increasingly flagged alleged misconduct around union representation and demanded higher wages after years of stagnate pay.
The petition from Mexican union SNITIS over BBB Industries in the border city of Reynosa, which refurbishes auto parts, did not reach a standard of a "sufficient, credible evidence of a denial of rights" to trigger USMCA enforcement tools, the USTR said in a statement.
SNITIS had said in a petition to the U.S. government last month that BBB Industries workers were intimidated and threatened during a contract vote, among other irregularities.
The Alabama-based company said it respects the rights of workers to choose a union of their choice and welcomes any government probe. It previously denied the allegations by SNITIS and said it followed procedure to ensure fair voting.
SNITIS said it was disappointed by the USTR decision.
"We will continue demanding action from the authorities to redress this denial of labor rights," it said in a statement.
The U.S. government has filed five labor complaints under the USMCA since last year, including at a General Motors (NYSE:GM) plant and a Stellantis-owned factory.
Related Articles
Add Chart to Comment
Confirm Block
Are you sure you want to block %USER_NAME%?
By doing so, you and %USER_NAME% will not be able to see any of each other's Investing.com's posts.
%USER_NAME% was successfully added to your Block List
Since you’ve just unblocked this person, you must wait 48 hours before renewing the block.
Report this comment
I feel that this comment is:
Comment flagged
Thank You!
Your report has been sent to our moderators for review
Add a Comment
We encourage you to use comments to engage with other users, share your perspective and ask questions of authors and each other. However, in order to maintain the high level of discourse we’ve all come to value and expect, please keep the following criteria in mind:
Enrich the conversation, don’t trash it.
Stay focused and on track. Only post material that’s relevant to the topic being discussed.
Be respectful. Even negative opinions can be framed positively and diplomatically. Avoid profanity, slander or personal attacks directed at an author or another user. Racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination will not be tolerated.
Perpetrators of spam or abuse will be deleted from the site and prohibited from future registration at Investing.com’s discretion.