Establishment of the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 711 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Establishes Interagency Committee to Monitor Canada and Mexico Labor
What it does
Agencies must staff and participate in a new committee to monitor Canada and Mexico labor commitments and recommend enforcement actions.
Real-world impact
- Creates a federal committee to monitor labor obligations of Canada and Mexico.
- Requires departments to provide staff and bear their own committee expenses.
- Department of Labor will fund the hotline required by the implementation law.
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Summary
This order creates the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement to oversee how Canada and Mexico follow their labor commitments under the United States‑Mexico‑Canada Agreement implementation law. The committee will monitor Mexico’s labor reform and recommend enforcement actions regarding Canada or Mexico.
The committee is co‑chaired by the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Labor and includes staff from several departments, which must provide necessary personnel and cover their own expenses; the Department of Labor will fund the required hotline.
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