United States Seeks Mexico’s Review of Alleged Denial of Workers’ Rights at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative has invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to review whether workers at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Yokohama), located in the state of Coahuila, Mexico, are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining. This follows the recent closure of the Yokohama tire manufacturing plant in Salem, Virginia and the layoff of nearly 600 American workers. The United States will suspend the liquidation of all entries of goods into this country from the Yokohama facility, which produces tires, until further notice.Today’s action demonstrates the Trump administration’s America First approach, which ensures our trade partners do not undermine worker protections to gain an unfair trade advantage or attract investment. The Secretary of Labor and United States Trade Representative co-chair the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (ILC). On August 26, 2026, the ILC received an RRM petition from the Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana (LSOM), a Mexican labor union, and t...