Mexico NAO Submission 9801 (Solec)

This submission was filed with the Mexican NAO on April 13, 1998 by Local 1-675 of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union (OCAW); the "October 6" Industrial and Commercial Workers Union ("October 6"); the Labor Community Defense Union (UDLC); and the Support Committee for Maquiladora Workers (SCMW). Mexican submission 9801 raises issues of freedom of association, minimum employment standards, employment discrimination, and safety and health at Solec, Inc., located in Carson, California. Solec manufactures solar panels. The Mexican NAO accepted this submission for review on July 10, 1998. On August 31, 1999, the Mexican NAO issued a public report requesting ministerial consultations to gain further information concerning the issues raised in this submission. On May 18, 2000, the U.S. Secretary of Labor and the Mexican Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare signed a ministerial agreement for Mexican NAO Submission Nos. 9801, 9802, and 9803. As part of the agreement, the U.S. Department of Labor will host a government-to-government meeting to discuss the application of U.S. law focusing on the issues raised in the three submissions. Topics of discussion will include union organizing and bargaining rights, the elimination of employment discrimination, minimum conditions of employment, and occupational safety and health.

• Report of Review
• Original Submission