Department of Labor, International Labor Organization announce effort to observe workplace votes; inform workers, employers about labor rights

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The U.S. Department of Labor and the International Labor Organization (ILO) have launched a joint initiative, OBSERVAR, to support democratic workplace processes in Mexico. The project aims to ensure fair and impartial observation of workplace votes and capacity-building of stakeholders on freedom of association and collective bargaining. The initiative is aligned with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and Mexico's 2019 labor reform, and will receive a $5 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Labor over three years. The project's objective is to promote independent, democratic unions that can negotiate contracts in good faith for better wages and working conditions.