Bureau of International Labor Affairs; U.S. National Administrative Office; North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation; Hearing on Submission #9701

摘要

The purpose of this notice is to announce a hearing, open to the public, on Submission #9701. Submission #9701, filed with the U.S. National Administrative Office (NAO) by Human Rights Watch (HRW), the International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF), and the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (ANAD) of Mexico, involves labor law matters in Mexico and was accepted for review by the NAO on July 14, 1997. Notice of acceptance for review was published in the Federal Register on July 17, 1997 (62 FR 38327). 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 in accordance with U.S. domestic procedures. Revised procedural guidelines pertaining to the submission, review, and reporting process utilized by the Office were published in the Federal Register on April 7, 1994 (59 F.R. 16660). The guidelines provide for a discretionary hearing as part of the review.