Public Report of Review of Office of Trade and Labor Affairs, U.S. Submission 2008-01 (Guatemala). Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, Chapter 16: Labor

摘要

On April 23, 2008, the Office of Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA) received a public submission under Chapter 16 (the Labor Chapter) of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and six Guatemalan labor unions: the Union of Port Quetzal Company Workers (STEPQ); the Union of Izabal Banana Workers (SITRABI); the Union of International Frozen Products Workers (SITRAINPROCSA); the Coalition of Avandia Workers; the Union of Fribo Company Workers (SITRAFRIBO); and the Federation of Food and Similar Industries Workers of Guatemala (FESTRAS). On June 12, 2008, the OTLA accepted U.S. Submission 2008-01 (Guatemala), stating it met the criteria for acceptance, and published its decision in a Federal Register notice on June 18, 2008.