[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2193-2194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-813]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Bureau of International Labor Affairs; National Administrative
Office; North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation; Notice of
Determination Regarding Review of U.S. Submission #9901
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. National Administrative Office (NAO) gives notice
that on January 7, 2000 U.S. Submission #9901 was accepted for review.
The submission was filed with the NAO on November 10, 1999 by the
Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO, and the Association of
Flight Attendants of Mexico. The submission raises concerns about
freedom of association and occupational safety and health at the
privately owned Mexican airline company, Executive Air Transport, Inc.
(TAESA). The submitters allege that Mexico has failed to fulfill
obligations under the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
(NAALC) in connection with freedom of association and protection of the
right to organize, the right to bargain collectively, minimum labor
standards, and occupational safety and health.
Article 16(3) of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
(NAALC) provides for the review of labor law matters in Canada and
Mexico by the NAO. The objectives of the review of the submission will
be to gather information to assist the NAO to better understand and
publicly report on the Government of Mexico's compliance with the
obligations set forth in the NAALC.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 7, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lewis Karesh, Acting Secretary, U.S.
National Administrative Office, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW, Room C-4327, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 501-
6653 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 10, 1999, U.S. Submission #9901
was filed by the Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO, and the
Association of Flight Attendants of Mexico (ASSA). The submission
raises concerns about freedom of association and occupational safety
and health at the privately owned Mexican airline company, Executive
Air Transport, Inc. (TAESA).
The submission focuses on the attempts of the flight attendants to
organize at TAESA. The submitters allege that efforts to organize at
TAESA were hindered by the federal labor board and TAESA management.
They assert that the Mexican government has failed to fulfill its
obligations under Part 2 of the NAALC to enforce levels of protection,
government enforcement action, private action, and procedural
guarantees in connection with freedom of association, the right to
bargain collectively, minimum labor standards, and prevention of
occupational injuries and illnesses.
The procedural guidelines for the NAO, published in the Federal
Register on April 7, 1994, 59 FR 16660, specify that, in general, the
Secretary of the NAO shall accept a submission for review if it raises
issues relevant to labor law matters in Canada or Mexico and if a
review would further the objectives of the NAALC.
U.S. Submission #9901 relates to labor law matters in Mexico. A
review would appear to further the objectives of the NAALC, as set out
in Article 1 of the NAALC, among them improving working conditions and
living standards in each Party's territory, promoting the set of labor
principles, and encouraging publication and exchange of information,
data development and coordination to enhance mutually beneficial
understanding of the laws and institutions governing labor in each
Party's territory.
Accordingly, this submission has been accepted for review of the
allegations raised therein. The NAO's decision is not intended to
indicate any determination as to the validity or accuracy of the
allegations contained in the submission. The objectives of the review
will be to gather information to assist the NAO to better understand
and publicly report on the freedom of association, the right to
organize, and occupational safety and health raised in the submission,
including the Government of Mexico's compliance with the obligations
agreed to under Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the NAALC. The review will be
completed, and a public report issued, within 120 days, or 180 days if
circumstances require an extension of time, as set out in the
procedural guidelines of the NAO.
Signed at Washington, DC on January 7, 2000.
Lewis Karesh,
Acting Secretary, U.S. National Administrative Office.
[FR Doc. 00-813 Filed 1-12-00; 8:45 am]
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