Mexico to review alleged labor rights violations at Teklas Automotive plant

Mexico’s federal government has accepted a U.S. request to review alleged labor rights violations at a manufacturing plant. Teklas Automotive industry in the center of the country, the Mexican government said Thursday.

Minister of Labor The federal government now has 35 days to determine whether those rights were violated at the plant, located in Aguascalientes state, the agency added in a joint statement with the Ministry of Economy.

Below we reproduce the statement of the Ministry of Economy in full:

Mexico accepts the request for reconsideration submitted by the United States in accordance with Labor Party’s rapid response mechanism for alleged refusal collective rights in Teclas, in Aguascalientes.

The Government of Mexico, through the Ministry of Economy, informed the Office USTR accepts request for review received September 25 regarding alleged denial of liberty rights association and collective bargaining at Teklas Automotive México, SA de CV (Teklas), located in Aguascalientes. The above is protected by the Labor Dispute Response Mechanism. Site-specific rapid response (MLRR) of Annex 31-A of the Treaty between States United Mexican States, United States of America and Canada (T-MEC).

At the time of acceptance of this request, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection for a period of 35 days to conduct an internal investigation to establish the fact the presence or absence of denial of the rights to freedom of association and negotiations collectively in the company.

The Government of Mexico reaffirms its commitment to the effective implementation of legislation labor, as well as the provisions in this regard established in the T-IEC, guaranteeing This is the implementation and protection of collective rights of workers. from the country.

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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