May 31, 2023: USTR announces US has yet again invoked USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism and requests that Mexican government review whether workers at an Irapuato, Guanajuato plant of the auto parts producer Draxton are being denied the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining. USTR requests Treasury to suspend liquidation of inbound customs entries. This request was self-initiated by the US government.
Links: USTR press release; USTR request to Mexican government; USTR request to Treasury Department for suspension of liquidation (suspension of settlement of customs accounts) for imports of goods produced in that factory; Reuters.
July 31: Governments of Mexico and the US announce agreement on a remediation plan for issues raised in the Rapid Response Mechanism petition regarding Draxton automotive plant in Irapuato, Guanajuato. Links: Mexican government press release; USTR press release; Labor Department remediation plan (English) (Spanish).