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Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements

USTR’s Office of Labor Affairs negotiates labor provisions in bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). These provisions differ in detail across the various FTAs, but generally include commitments to respect fundamental labor rights, to effectively enforce labor laws, to provide domestic procedural guarantees, and to promote public awareness of labor laws, and establish consultation and dispute settlement mechanisms.

Congressional Labor Reports for the FTAs are available here.

Free Trade Agreements and Labor

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Australia — Bahrain – CAFTA-DR (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador,

Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) – Chile – Colombia – Jordan – Republic of Korea

USMCA (Canada, Mexico) – Morocco – Oman – Panama – Peru – Singapore


Australia Free Trade Agreement

Labor Chapter

Full Agreement


Bahrain Free Trade Agreement

Labor Chapter

Full Agreement

Bahrain Public Submission (2011)


Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)

Labor Chapter

Full Agreement

CAFTA-DR Fact Sheet on Labor Capacity Building (2011)

The Labor Dimension in Central America and the Dominican Republic

Guatemala Public Submission (2008)

Dominican Republic Public Submission (2011)

 

Honduras Public Submission (2012)


Chile Free Trade Agreement

Labor Chapter

Full Agreement


Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement

Labor Chapter

Full Agreement

Colombia Labor Action Plan

Labor Affairs Council (2013)

Colombia Public Submission (2016)


Jordan Free Trade Agreement

Full Agreement

Labor Subcommittee Meeting (2009)

Jordan Labor Article

Jordan Implementation Plan (2013) 


Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS)

Labor Chapter

Full Agreement


Morocco Free Trade Agreement

Labor Chapter

Full Agreement

 


Oman Free Trade Agreement

Labor Chapter

Full Agreement

Status of Oman Labor Law Commitments (2006)


Panama Trade Promotion Agreement

Labor Chapter

Full Agreement


Peru Trade Promotion Agreement

Labor Chapter

Full Agreement

Peru Public Submission (2015)


Singapore Free Trade Agreement

Labor Chapter

Agreement Text

 


USMCA Free Trade Agreement

Labor Chapter

Agreement Text

Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism

USMCA Labor Fact Sheet

USMCA Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement

USMCA Public Submission Process