U.S. Asks Mexico to Probe Labor Rights at GM Truck Plant
- Case is first by U.S. under USMCA rapid-response mechanism
- Unions filed separate complaint against another parts maker
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The U.S. asked Mexico to review alleged denial of workers’ rights at a General Motors Co. truck plant in central Mexico, the first time Washington is self-initiating a labor dispute under the new trade pact between the countries.
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai has asked Mexico to review whether employees at the facility in Silao, Guanajuato, are being denied the right of free association and collective bargaining, the USTR said in a statement released early Wednesday.