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 CIS NO: 93-H401-78
 TITLE: Organizing Workers in Mexico, a NAFTA Issue.
 SOURCE: Committee on Government Operations. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+198 p.
 DATE: July 15, 1993
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 103-1             SUDOC: Y4.G74/7:W89/9
 ITEM NO: 1016-A; 1016-B
 MC ENTRY NO: 94-3636

 Hearing before the Subcom on Employment, Housing, and Aviation to examine
 Mexican worker rights issues relating to the proposed North American Free
 Trade Agreement (NAFTA), recently negotiated by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
 to promote the liberalization of trade and investment among the countries.
   Assesses extent of Mexican Government control of labor union activity,
 and examines alleged suppression of independent labor unions not affiliated
 with the government.
 CONTENT NOTATION: North Amer Free Trade Agreement, Mexico labor union
     issues
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON EMPLOYMENT,
     HOUSING, AND AVIATION. HOUSE; MEXICO; LABOR; NORTH AMERICAN FREE
     TRADE AGREEMENT (Mexico labor union issues); FOREIGN.INVESTMENTS;
     GOVERNMENT.AND.BUSINESS; CANADA; LABOR UNIONS
 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.103-182

 93-H401-78 TESTIMONY NO: 1         July 15, 1993 p. 8-88
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     GARCIA, EZEQUIEL (Secretary, Collective Bargaining, Metal Workers
        Union, Mexico Authentic Workers Front)
     MOLINA, ALMA (former electrical plant worker)
     CARRANZA, JUAN (former factory worker)
     ANAYA, RAYMUNDO (former Labor Relations Director, Local Executive
        Committee, Cuautitlan Section, National Union of Ford Motor Co.
        Workers)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Overview of Mexican worker and independent
     labor union efforts to organize in foreign-owned industrial plants, with
     examples; review of alleged suppression of independent labor union
     activities by the Mexican Government.
 INSERTIONS: 
     a. Garcia, E., "Our Labor Rights Reality: A Constant Violation of
        Human Rights" July 1993 (p. 12-18).
     b. Committee of Independent Observers, "Report and Conclusions of the
        Committee of Independent Observers Regarding the Union Representation
        Election at Ford Motor Co. on June 3, 1991" June 13, 1991 (p.
        28-69).
 CONTENT NOTATION: North Amer Free Trade Agreement, Mexico labor union
     issues
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND
     EQUIPMENT; MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS ("Our Labor
     Rights Reality: A Constant Violation of Human Rights" concerning Mexico
     labor unions); FORD MOTOR CO. ("Report and Conclusions of the
     Committee of Independent Observers Regarding the Union Representation
     Election at Ford Motor Co. on June 3, 1991"); MEXICO AUTHENTIC WORKERS
     FRONT

 93-H401-78 TESTIMONY NO: 2         July 15, 1993 p. 89-198
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LEVINSON, JEROME I. (Visiting Scholar, Economic Policy Institute)
     HARVEY, PHARIS J. (Executive Director, International Labor Rights
        Education and Research Fund)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Overview of and economic reasons for Mexican
     Government alleged suppression of independent labor unions, with
     examples; shortcomings of NAFTA supplemental worker rights agreement;
     assessment of Mexican Government control of Mexican labor unions
     (related administrative proceeding doc, p. 124-164); opposition to
     NAFTA.
 INSERTION: 
     -- Levinson, J. I., "Unrequited Toil: Denial of Labor Rights in Mexico
        and Implications for NAFTA" World Policy Institute, Apr. 1993 (p.
        89-122).
 CONTENT NOTATION: North Amer Free Trade Agreement, Mexico labor union
     issues
 DESCRIPTORS: ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE; INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS
     EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FUND