AFL-CIO calls on Labor Department to take action in U.S.-Peru FTA dispute

The AFL-CIO is calling on the Labor Department to make public its assessment of what it alleges is Peru's non-compliance in a labor dispute filed under the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, calling for bilateral consultations “with an eye towards moving the process to the next phase.” In late June, representatives from the Labor Department and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative traveled to Peru to meet with the Peruvian Ministry of Labor, the federal labor inspection superintendency (SUNAFIL), the...