The US and Mexico have resolved a labor dispute at the Akwel Juárez México facility, implementing a remediation plan to address violations of workers' rights, including interference in union activity and retaliatory dismissals.
WASHINGTON – The United States and Mexico today announced the successful resolution of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) facility-specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) matter regarding the Akwel Juárez México, S.
(Akwel or the company) facility located in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, where workers alleged they were previously denied their freedom of association and collective bargaining rights. The United States and Mexico agreed on a course of remediation to address labor violations occurring at the facility, including employer interference in union activity and retaliatory dismissals of workers. Th…
On October 24, 2024, the ILC received an RRM petition from Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores y Empleados Especializados, Conexos y Similares de la República Mexicana (SINATAM), a Mexican labor union, along with ten workers as signatories. The petition alleged Akwel had violated workers’ right to collective bargaining and freedom of association by refusing to negotiate a collective bargaining agr…
