Settlement Panel Completes Initial Report In U.S.-Guatemala Labor Dispute

After nagging delays, the dispute settlement panel weighing a U.S. complaint regarding Guatemala's enforcement of labor obligations under the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement has issued its initial panel report -- marking a significant milestone in the first-of-its-kind dispute even though the results remain out of the public record. On Oct. 6, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative sent a letter to Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement dispute settlement panel chairman Kevin Banks thanking the panel for "providing...