Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. National Administrative Office: North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation; Notice of Determination Regarding Review of Submission #9702

Résumé

The U.S. National Administrative Office (NAO) gives notice that on November 17, 1997, Submission #9702 was accepted for review. The submission was filed with the NAO on October 30, 1997, by the Support Committee for Maquiladora Workers (SCMW), the International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF), the National Association of Democratic Lawyers of Mexico (ANAD), and the Union of Metal, Steel, Iron, and Allied Workers (Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria Metalica, Acero, Hierro, Conexos y Similares--STIMAHCS) of Mexico and raises issues of freedom of association involving workers at an export processing (maquiladora) plant. Article 16(3) of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) provides for the review of labor law matters in Canada and Mexico by the NAO. The objectives of the review of the submission will be to gather information to assist the NAO to better understand and publicly report on the Government of Mexico's compliance with the obligations set forth in Articles 3 and 5 of the NAALC.