U.S. Web-Based Hotline for Labor Issues in USMCA Countries

Instructions for Submitting Confidential Information

The purpose of this hotline is to receive confidential information directly from interested parties on labor issues in countries that are party to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). These labor issues may relate to unions, collective bargaining, forced labor, child labor, discrimination, wages, overtime, and safety and health, among others.

For more information, including on how to submit a formal petition and how to report information about labor issues in the United States, please consult the Frequently Asked Questions.

All fields marked with are required.

1. Please provide the location where the labor issue(s) occurred or is occurring.

USMCA Country

City

State or Province

Company (if known)

Address (if known)

2. Please describe the labor issue(s) that occurred or is occurring. Please be as specific as possible. For example, if known, for each action: (25,000 character limit)

what happened or is happening;
who took or is taking the action;
on what date(s) it occurred or is occurring; and
why you believe there was or is a violation of labor rights.

3. Please attach any relevant documentation that you would like to share. If you are aware of other relevant documentation that exists but that you might not have in your possession in electronic form, we would appreciate you letting us know that in the box above. (Select the "Choose Files" button to attach a file.)

Please attach up to 3 files. Maximum allowable file size is 25MB per file, the total combined file size should not exceed 30MB. Only files with the following extensions are allowed: doc, docx, pdf, txt, csv, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, bmp, gif, ico, jpeg, jpg, png, svg, tiff, tif, mp3, ogg, wav, wma, avi, m4v, mov, mp4, mpg, mpeg, wmv, xml.

4. Have you notified any government authorities in the country where this issue occurred?

Yes

To the best of your ability, please describe: (25,000 character limit)

who you notified;
how you notified them;
on what date(s) you notified them; and
what the government authorities said or did in response.

5. Providing your contact information will allow us to follow up with you on this submission. If you choose to provide your contact information, please do so here:

(Please refer to the Privacy & Security Statement)

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

6. Do you want your identity to be confidential? If you select “Yes”, we will keep your identity confidential to the maximum extent possible under United States law or unless you instruct us otherwise.

Yes

Thank you for using this hotline. We may contact you if we have questions about your tip. If you intended to submit information alleging that your rights under U.S. law have been violated, please see worker.gov, the Department of Labor's compliance assistance website for information about topics and labor and employment laws enforced by several federal agencies.

Public Burden Statement

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Your response is voluntary. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the:

U.S. Department of Labor
International Labor Affairs Bureau
Attention: Samantha Tate
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

or email tate.samantha.s@dol.gov and reference the OMB Control Number 1255-0001.

Expires 12/31/2024.