US Files 3rd Labor Complaint in Mexico, on Behalf of Panasonic Workers

US Files 3rd Labor Complaint in Mexico, on Behalf of Panasonic Workers
A logo of Panasonic Corp. at the CEATEC JAPAN 2017 (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, on Oct. 2, 2017. Toru Hanai/Reuters
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MEXICO CITY—U.S. labor officials asked Mexico on Wednesday to probe whether workers at a Panasonic auto parts factory were denied their rights, marking the third U.S. labor complaint under a new trade deal that aims to improve workplace conditions in Mexico.

The request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) follows a petition from a Mexican union asking the U.S. government to probe a Panasonic plant in the northern border city of Reynosa, alleging violations of the 2020 United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA).