MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has closed a labor complaint brought by the U.S. government under a regional trade agreement at auto-parts plant VU Manufacturing in northern Mexico, Mexico’s economy and labor ministries said on Wednesday.
The resolution marks the fifth labor probe to be concluded under the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
The U.S. government called for a probe into the plant in July after activists alleged the company interfered in workers’ ability to choose their union.
Michigan-based VU Manufacturing, whose plant in the border city of Piedras Negras produces interior car parts including arm rests and door upholstery, did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday lifted a suspension on the liquidation of goods from the plant, saying in a letter on the USTR website that a condition of the USMCA had been met.
(Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Anthony Esposito)
