That plan has now been implemented and the denial of rights concerns raised in our request for review have been remedied. As a result, USTR has directed the Secretary of the Treasury to resume liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from the facility. We hope this case provides a model to other companies, including in the rubber sector, and that the sector-wide agreement will be enforced at other facilities across the rubber industry.
The petition alleged that Goodyear SLP, which specializes in converting rubber into car tires, was not abiding by the provisions in the contrato ley covering the rubber industry and instead signed a facility-specific collective bargaining agreement CBA with benefits inferior to those in the contrato ley. In response to the petition, the ILC determined that there was sufficient, credible evidence of a denial of rights enabling the good faith invocation of enforcement mechanisms.
Mexico agreed, and on July 6, , concluded there were ongoing denials of rights related to freedom of association and collective bargaining at the facility. On July 19, , the United States and Mexico announced a course of remediation to remediate the denials of rights.
The end date of the course of remediation was January 19, Read the full course of remediation here. Read an unofficial courtesy Spanish translation of the full course of remediation here. A copy of the letter to the Secretary of the Treasury can be found here. Information about previous requests can be found here. Skip to main content. Bilateral Investment Treaties Other Initiatives.
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