Public Report of Review of NAO Submission No. 9703

U.S. National Administrative Office
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
U.S. Department of Labor

July 31, 1998
(Revised August 21, 1998)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
2. SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION 9703
   1. Case Summary
   2. Issues
      1. Freedom of Association
      2. Workplace Safety and Health
   3. Action Requested
3. NAO REVIEW
   1. Information from the Submitters
   2. Information from Mexican NAO
   3. Information from the Employer
   4. Public Hearing
   5. Post Hearing Submission
4. FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
   1. NAALC Obligations and Mexican Labor Law
      1. NAALC Obligations
      2. Relevant Mexican Law on Freedom of Association
      3. Relevant Law on Labor Tribunals and Labor Tribunal Proceedings
   2. International Labor Organization Conventions And Standards on Freedom of Association
   3. Analysis
      1. NAALC Article 3 Issues
         1. The Representation Campaign
         2. The Representation Election
         3. Post Election Developments
         4. The Violence Outside American Brakeblock
      2. NAALC Article 5 Issues
5. WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH
   1. NAALC Obligations and Mexican Labor Law
      1. NAALC Obligations
      2. Relevant Mexican Law on Safety and Health
         1. Federal Labor Law (FLL)
         2. Federal Regulation on Safety, Health, and the Workplace (RFSHMAT)
         3. Administrative Procedures
         4. Safety and Health Committees
   2. International Labor Organization Conventions And Standards on Safety and Health
   3. Analysis
6. FINDINGS
7. RECOMMENDATION