Labor

Hard hatUSTR's Office of Labor Affairs negotiates and implements labor provisions of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements.

The office evaluates adherence to worker rights provisions of trade preference programs (GSP, ATPDEA, AGOA, CBI). The office leads the effort to develop positions and build international consensus on trade and labor issues in regional and multilateral fora, including the International Labor Organization (ILO), World Trade Organization (WTO), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Inter-American Council of Ministers of Labor, and Summit of the Americas.

The office works interagency in developing capacity building initiatives to support adherence to international labor standards by trading partners.

 

United States and Guatemala Sign Groundbreaking Agreement on Labor Rights Enforcement Plan

The United States and Guatemala have signed a robust enforcement plan to resolve concerns raised in a labor case brought by the United States under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).  The 18-point plan includes concrete actions with specific time frames that Guatemala will implement within six months to strengthen labor law enforcement.

Read the full enforcement plan here. 

Read more here.

Labor Fact Sheets

You can find labor fact sheets for the three most resent trade agreements below.