The United States has initiated a review under the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) concerning alleged labor rights violations at Freixenet de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. This facility, located in Ezequiel Montes, Queretaro, Mexico, produces cava and still wines. The U.S. has halted the liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from this facility into the country.
The Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (ILC), co-chaired by the Secretary of Labor and the United States Trade Representative, received a petition on October 29, 2025, from Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria Alimenticia en General, Lácteos, Gastronómicos, Hoteles, Comercios, Franquicias, Similares y Conexos, C.T.M. The petition claims that Freixenet interfered with union activities by discouraging support for a specific union and promoting a company-preferred union.
After reviewing the petition and accompanying information within 30 days as required by protocol, the ILC found credible evidence supporting these allegations. Consequently, the United States Trade Representative has requested that Mexico review whether workers at Freixenet are being denied their rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
Mexico now has 10 days to agree to conduct this review and an additional 45 days to complete it if they agree. The RRM was developed during the first Trump administration as a trade tool designed to ensure fair competition by preventing Mexican businesses from gaining advantages through labor law violations.
For further details on previous requests or related documents such as the request for review or correspondence with the Secretary of the Treasury can be accessed online through provided links: [request for review](https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ILAB/20251102), [letter to Secretary of Treasury](https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ILAB/20251102), [previous requests](https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ILAB/20251102).
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