For the Government of Mexico, the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism is one of the issues that must be reviewed within the Trade Agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada in 2026.
Given the growing number of labor complaints coming from the United States government, which demands the intervention of Mexico to review the labor violations of companies installed in the country, the 32 government Labor offices signed a collaboration agreement to face the demands under the T-MEC.
Within the specific commitments of this agreement, it is established that the STPS and state authorities will confidentially exchange key information about each case of complaints that invoke the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism, from the moment Mexico receives a request. review until the case is closed.
In addition, both parties will be promptly informed about any communication they maintain with authorities in the United States and Canada on labor issues, related to the federal entity in question, whether or not linked to the MLRR of the T-MEC.
“This agreement was created with the objective of addressing in a joint and coordinated manner the review requests presented by the authorities of the United States or Canada to the Government of Mexico, under the protection of the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism in Specific Facilities (MLRR) of the Treaty between the United Mexican States, the United States of America and Canada (T-MEC). The MLRR addresses alleged denials of the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining,” he reported.
It is worth highlighting that for the Mexican government the MLRR is one of the issues that must be reviewed within the T-MEC in 2026.
To date, 25 labor complaints have been filed, from which two labor panels resulted, one of them against the San Martín mine, whose resolution ruled in favor of the Mexican government; and the second is against the Atento Call Center, which is still in process.
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