Mexico: US triggers USMCA labour mechanism against Bader for alleged labour rights violations
"US-Mexico labor committee requests review over alleged labor rights denial at auto interiors manufacturer", 16 September 2024
...The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement has requested that the Mexican government review alleged denial of workers’ rights at the Bader leather car interior manufacturing facility in León, Guanajuato...
This request follows an August 14, 2024, petition filed by a former Bader worker. The petition claims that the company systematically prevents the formation of an independent union and alleges harassment, employer interference, and unlawful dismissal of workers. It also accuses the company of creating an employer-controlled labor committee to simulate worker representation and undermine organizing efforts. The allegations suggest violations of workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
“We are deeply concerned by the reports of anti-union actions at the Bader facility. Such conduct is unacceptable and erodes workers’ fundamental rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining,” said Deputy Undersecretary for International Labor Affairs Thea Lee...
The Mexican government has 10 days to decide whether it will conduct a review and 45 days to investigate the claims and present its findings.
BADER de Mexico, also known as Bader Leather Mexico, is a subsidiary of Bader GmbH & Co. KG, a German multinational company...