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    • Chapter 31 Annex A; Facility-Specific Rapid-Response Labor Mechanism

    The USMCA includes an innovative Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism between the United States and Mexico.  This dispute settlement mechanism provides for expedited enforcement of workers’ free association and collective bargaining rights at the facility level. The first step of the mechanism is for a country to submit a request for review to the other country to determine whether there is a denial of rights and attempt to remediate any issues it finds.  In certain situations, the mechanism also provides for panelists to assess complaints about conditions at specific facilities, and, in cases of non-compliance with key labor obligations, provides for the suspension of USMCA tariff benefits or the imposition of other penalties, such as denial of entry of goods from businesses that are repeat offenders.

    The Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (ILC), which USTR co-chairs with the Department of Labor, has issued final procedural guidelines for petitions in English and also provides an unofficial version in Spanish. The ILC has also established a web-based hotline to allow for the receipt of confidential information from interested parties regarding labor issues among USMCA countries if you have such information you would like to share with the United States.  Additionally, the ILC has published Frequently Asked Questions regarding both petitions and the hotline in English and also in Spanish.

    The United States-Mexico Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism text, located in Annex A to USMCA Chapter 31, is also available.

    USMCA Fact Sheets

    General Motors facility in Silao, Mexico

    Tridonex S. de R.L. de C.V. facility in Matamoros, Mexico

    Panasonic Automotive Systems de Mexico S.A. de C.V. facility in Reynosa, Mexico

    Teksid Hierro de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. facility in Frontera, State of Coahuila, Mexico

    Manufacturas VU facility in Piedras Negras, State of Coahuila, Mexico (VU I)

    Manufacturas VU facility in Piedras Negras, State of Coahuila, Mexico (VU II)

    Unique Fabricating facility in Santiago de Querétaro, State of Querétaro, Mexico

    Goodyear SLP facility in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

    Draxton facility in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

    Industrias del Interior (INISA) facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico

    Grupo México San Martin mine in Zacatecas, Mexico

    Grupo Yazaki facility in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico 

    Aerotransportes Mas de Carga (Mas Air) in Mexico City, Mexico

    Teklas Automotive facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico

    Asiaway Automotive Components Mexico facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

    Tecnología Modificada S.A. de C.V. Caterpillar facility in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

    Autoliv Steering Wheels facility in Querétaro, Mexico

    Fujikura Automotive Mexico facility in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico

    Atento Servicios, S.A. de C.V. facilities in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico

    RV Fresh Foods S.A. de C.V. facility in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico

    Servicios Industriales González, S.A. de C.V. (SIG) in Nuevo Leon, Mexico

    Minera Tizapa S.A. de C.V., in Zacazonapan, Mexico

    Volkswagen de México, S.A. de C.V. facility in Cuautlancingo, Puebla, Mexico

    Ammunition Manufacturer Industrias Tecnos, S.A. de C.V facility, in Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico

    Impro Industries Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. facility, in Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosí, Mexico 

    Pirelli Neumaticos, S.A. de C.V. facility in Silao de la Victoria, Guanajuato, Mexico

    Camino Rojo mine in Zacatecas, Mexico

    Bader de Mexico S. en C. por A. de C.V. in León, Guanajuato, Mexico

    Odisa Concrete Equipment, S.A. de C.V. (Odisa) in Hidalgo, Mexico

    Vidrio Decorativo Occidental, S.A. de C.V. (VDO) in Tamaulipas, Mexico

    Akwel Juárez México, S.A. de C.V. (Akwel) in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico

    Compañía Hulera Tornel in Mexico City and Estado de Mexico, Mexico

    Aludyne Automotive Mexico City facility in Mexico City, Mexico

    Modern Metal Alloys facility in Querétaro, Mexico

    Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Panel Requests and Related Documents

    Grupo México San Martin mine in Zacatecas, Mexico

    Atento Servicios, S.A. de C.V. facilities in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico