U.S. once more asks Mexico to overview labor rights points at VU Manufacturing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Monday requested Mexico underneath a regional commerce pact to once more probe whether or not employees at a VU Manufacturing facility in Piedras Negras are being denied labor rights.

In September, Mexico and america stated they’d resolved an earlier criticism underneath USMCA, saying employees at auto-parts plant VU Manufacturing in northern Mexico had been capable of elect the union of their alternative.

“Regardless of this facility taking optimistic actions in 2022, among the failures we recognized beforehand seem like recurring,” stated U.S. Commerce Consultant Katherine Tai on Monday.

Michigan-based VU Manufacturing, who produces inside automotive components together with arm rests and door upholstery, didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

(Reporting by David Shepardson)