USMCA: Miner and Metal Fabricator Targeted by US

Posted 4/3/24

Wednesday, the United States has asked Mexico to review whether workers at Minera Tizapa S.A. de C.V., a zinc mine  Zacazonapan, Mexico, are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.  The US has suspended liquidation of tariffs on goods from the facility, a venture of of Industrias Peñoles and Japan's Sumitomo Corp. and Dowa Metals & Mining. Zinc concentrates produced at Tizapa are sent to Japan for processing.

Earlier in the week the US asked Mexico to review whether workers at the Servicios Industriales González, S.A. de C.V. facility, a major metal fabricatorand supplier for Caterpillar, John Deere and Komatsu are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.  The United States has suspended liquidation on unliquidated entries of goods from the facility.  

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