USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Review of Madobox, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
What happened
On November 2, 2026, USTR invoked the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism and asked Mexico to review whether workers at Madobox, S.A. de C.V., a box manufacturer in Uruapan, Michoacán, are being denied freedom of association and collective bargaining. The invocation followed a September 30, 2026 RRM petition from a Mexican labor union affiliated with COCENA. The Interagency Labor Committee found sufficient, credible evidence of a denial of rights to allow good faith invocation of USMCA enforcement mechanisms. The Trade Representative directed the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend liquidation of entries, according to the reports. The reports do not state the rate, effective date or scope of any suspension, or any deadline for Mexico's review.
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- USTR · Press ReleasesUSTR invokes USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism for review of alleged workers' rights denial at Madobox
USTR has invoked the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism and asked Mexico to review whether workers at Madobox, S.A. de C.V., a box manufacturer in Uruapan, Michoacán, are being denied freedom of association and collective bargaining, following a September 30, 2026 RRM petition from a Mexican labor union affiliated with COCENA. The Interagency Labor Committee found sufficient, credible evidence of a denial of rights to allow good faith invocation of USMCA enforcement mechanisms. The Trade Representative directed the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from the Madobox facility.
- USTR · Press ReleasesUSTR invokes USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism for review of Madobox in Mexico
USTR has invoked the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism and asked Mexico to review whether workers at Madobox, S.A. de C.V., a box manufacturer in Uruapan, Michoacán, are being denied freedom of association and collective bargaining, following a September 30, 2026 petition from a Mexican union affiliated with COCENA. The Interagency Labor Committee found sufficient, credible evidence of a denial of rights, and the Trade Representative directed the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from the Madobox facility. Mexico has 10 days to agree to conduct a review and, if it agrees, 45 days from today to complete it.
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