Canadian NAO Submission 2011-1

On October 27, 2011, the Canadian NAO received a public communication submitted by 80 unions from across North America, including several Canadian unions. This public communication alleged that the Government of Mexico has failed to meet its obligations under the NAALC. Specifically, the submitters of CAN 2011-1 alleged that through its actions surrounding the events in 2009 at Luz y Fuerza del Centro, a state-owned electricity company, the Government of Mexico violated the basic labour rights of the and its members. On January 13, 2012, Canada's NAO accepted this public communication for review. The Canadian NAO received Supplemental Submissions related to this public communication in May and November 2012.