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Newsletter May, 2021

Labour disputes under Canada, Mexico, and the USA trade agreement: rules of the game and treatment of the first dispute

May, 2021
  • Labour disputes for violation of Chapter 23 of the USMCA agreement are settled with the “Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism”.
  • Under this mechanism, sanctions hit directly the company limiting labour rights.
  • US trade unions just triggered the “Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism” for a subsidiary of a US company in Mexico.
Newsletter October, 2020

Romania: changes in labour law introduce a certification for “labour law experts” and improve conciliation of labour disputes

October, 2020
  • The certification of labour law experts introduces a new profession, but it was ultimately only required for human resources companies.
  • The employers’ organisation Concordia expressed some criticism on the coverage and clarity of the law.

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