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Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman announced today that her Mexican
counterpart, Javier Bonilla, Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare, has agreed
to her request for ministerial consultations on allegations of employment
discrimination against pregnant women in maquiladora plants.
The U.S. National Administrative Office (NAO) reviewed the allegations
and found differing views within the Mexican government on law and practices
regarding pregnancy-based employment discrimination. That prompted the NAO to
recommend to Herman that she consult with Bonilla on the existence and extent
of discriminatory employment practices against women.
The discrimination complaint was filed with the NAO under the terms of
the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation, the labor side agreement to
NAFTA. Upon formal review of the complaint, the NAO recommended that Herman
seek clarification of the official Mexican position on the issues and consider
the possibility of conducting joint programs to address the problem.
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