WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Labor and International Labor Organization today announced the launch of a joint initiative in Leon, Guanajuato, that will support workplace democratic processes in Mexico through the impartial observation of workplace votes and the capacity-building of workers, employers and other key stakeholders on the issues of freedom of association and collective bargaining.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the release of the 22nd edition of the “Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor,” which spotlights child labor abuses globally and reviews progress made by some countries to meet their international commitments to eliminate abuses.

WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested the government of Mexico review an allegation that workers’ rights are being denied at the Teklas automotive parts plant in Aguascalientes. The U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Trade Representative co-chair the Interagency Labor Committee.

WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested the government of Mexico review an allegation of labor rights’ violations at the MasAir cargo airline in Mexico City. The Department of Labor and Trade Representative co-chair the committee.

WASHINGTON – El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos inició hoy una serie de eventos a nivel nacional para conmemorar la Semana de los Derechos Laborales 2023 en la sede del departamento en Washington, uniéndose a funcionarios del gobierno mexicano para destacar la importancia de los derechos de los trabajadores migrantes y de cómo las agencias de cumplimiento del departamento trabajan con los consulados de todo el país para garantizar que se respeten sus derechos y que los violadores sean responsables.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today kicked off a series of nationwide events to mark Labor Rights Week 2023 at the department’s Washington headquarters by joining officials of the Mexican Embassy and other diplomatic missions to highlight the importance of migrant workers’ rights and how the department’s enforcement agencies work with consulates across the nation to ensure these rights are upheld and that violators are held accountable.

WASHINGTON – The departments of Labor, State and Commerce have ­­issued an advisory to alert U.S. businesses and individuals to the growing reputational, legal and economic risks of conducting or considering doing business in South Sudan.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. and Mexico today announced agreement on a course of remediation at the INISA 2000 garment facility in Aguascalientes in response to a petition filed under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism.

WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested the government of Mexico review an allegation that workers at the Yazaki auto parts facility in Leon, Guanajuato, are being denied the right to freedom of association.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Trade Representative today announced an agreement with the government of Mexico on a course of remediation at the Draxton auto parts facility in Irapuato, Guanajuato, in response to the second U.S. self-initiated request for review under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. and Mexico today announced an agreement on a course of remediation at the Goodyear rubber tire facility in San Luis Potosí in response to a petition filed under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism.

WASHINGTON – La Subsecretaria del Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos para Asuntos Internacionales Thea Lee ha emitido el siguiente comunicado referente a los asesinatos en Choloma, Honduras, el 24 de junio del 2023:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Labor Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee issued the following statement regarding the murders in Choloma, Honduras, on June 24, 2023:

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Departments of Labor, State, Commerce and Homeland Security and the U.S. Agency for International Development have issued a business advisory to alert American businesses and individuals of the growing reputational, legal and economic risks in participating in the gold trade across sub-Saharan Africa.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor led the nation’s delegation to the 2023 International Labor Conference in Geneva from June 5 to 16, 2023.

Led by the department’s Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee, the delegation sought to promote and protect workers’ rights globally. The key achievements at the conference included:

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today welcomed the adoption of an apprenticeship recommendation by the International Labor Organization, an action announced at the 2023 International Labor Conference in Geneva on June 16, 2023.

WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested the government of Mexico review an allegation that the rights of workers are being denied at the San Martín mine in Zacatecas.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee and Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon recently joined an interagency delegation that traveled to El Salvador and Honduras to highlight the importance of equity and opportunity through quality employment for working women amid more than $4.2 billion in private-sector commitments to create economic opportunities in northern Central America.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that Lalitha Natarajan, an activist in the fight against child labor and modern slavery in India, is the recipient of the 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. The award was presented at the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai, India.

WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested the government of Mexico review an allegation that the rights of workers at the Industrias del Interior, S. de R.L. de C.V. 2000 garment facility in Aguascalientes are being denied.