The US and Mexico resolved a USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) labor case at Amphenol Optimize México in Nogales, Sonora, a manufacturer of automotive and aerospace connectors. The RRM is a USMCA enforcement tool addressing workers’ rights to free association and collective bargaining. Specific remediation commitments were agreed upon between the two governments.
Topic Archives:Forced Labor
United States and Mexico Announce Course of Remediation at Minera Peñasquito
USTR and Mexico announced a remediation plan for Minera Peñasquito (Newmont), a mining facility in Zacatecas, addressing workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining. This action falls under the USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism for labor rights enforcement. The remediation plan represents a specific, named labor-trade policy outcome under the FTA framework.
US Announces Resolution of USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Matter at Alimentos Grole Facility
The United States announced the successful resolution of a USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) matter at the Alimentos Grole facility in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico, where workers alleged labor rights violations. The RRM is an FTA enforcement tool under USMCA allowing facility-specific labor complaints. This marks another application of USMCA’s labor enforcement mechanism.
US Invokes USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism Over Workers’ Rights at Carolina Performance Fabrics in Mexico
USTR has activated the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) to request Mexico review alleged denial of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights at Carolina Performance Fabrics in Guanajuato. This is a formal trade enforcement action under the USMCA labor chapter. The RRM allows for facility-specific remedies including tariffs or suspension of preferential treatment […]
India Inserts Forced Labour Import Prohibition into Foreign Trade Policy 2023
India’s DGFT has amended the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 by inserting Paragraphs 2.20B and 11.64, which prohibit the import of goods produced using forced labour. The notification formally embeds this restriction into India’s trade regulatory framework. This aligns India with international trade norms on forced labour supply chain due diligence.
United States Invokes USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism Over Workers’ Rights at GLM Components Mexico
USTR has invoked the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) to review alleged denial of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights at GLM Components Mexico in Puebla. This is a formal trade enforcement action under the USMCA labor chapter. The RRM allows the US to seek remedies including tariff increases on goods from the […]
Taiwan Establishes Inter-Agency Mechanism to Restrict Imports of Forced-Labor Goods
Taiwan’s Executive Yuan approved two operational frameworks on July 29, 2025, establishing a review committee jointly chaired by the Ministry of Labor and Ministry of Economic Affairs to identify and restrict imports of goods produced with forced labor. Under the mechanism, the Ministry of Economic Affairs will invoke Trade Act Article 11 to ban such […]
Ambassador Greer Hosts G20 Trade Ministers in Milwaukee to Showcase American Manufacturing
USTR Ambassador Greer hosted G20 Trade Ministers in Milwaukee for the G20 Trade Ministerial, leading discussions on eliminating forced labor in global supply chains, updating the MFN principle, and other trade topics. The ministerial brought together trade ministers from major economies to address substantive international trade policy issues.
United States and Mexico Announce Course of Remediation at Corporación de Occidente Facility
The US and Mexico announced a formal course of remediation at the Corporación de Occidente tire manufacturing facility in El Salto, Jalisco — the fourteenth such agreement under the USMCA rapid response labor mechanism. The action targets workers’ rights at the automotive and specialty tire plant.
Ambassador Greer Commends Trade Ministers Signing on to Statement Eliminating Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains
US, Mexico, and Argentina trade ministers agreed to a joint statement on eliminating forced labor in global supply chains at the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee. USTR Ambassador Greer announced the trilateral commitment on the margins of the G20 meeting. The statement represents a named plurilateral policy outcome on forced labor in supply chains.