United States, Mexico Announce Successful Resolution of Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Matter at Akwel Juárez México Facility

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 theAkwel Juárez México, S.A. de C.V. (Akwel or the company) facility located in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. 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. That plan has now been implemented, and the denial of rights concerns raised in our request for review have been remediated. As a result, the United States Trade Representative has directed the Secretary of the Treasury to resume liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from the facility.The measure marks genuine progress in safeguarding U.S. workers' ability to compete internationally, requiring Mexican producers to follow Mexican law and the terms of the USMCA. Actions taken during the course of remediation allowed the Akwel workers to elect a representative union and negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with improvements to w...