AFL-CIO Urges Obama to Discuss Workers’ Rights in Mexico
As President Obama travels to Mexico today, the AFL-CIO is calling for the U.S. and Mexican governments to make human and workers’ rights a key part of the agenda.
The AFL-CIO strongly believes that security and prosperity in North America must be based on respect for human rights. According to the AFL-CIO International Department:
While we applaud the administration’s recent initiatives to support Mexican efforts to control the drug cartels, the federation is calling on the U.S. to clearly state that all security operations funded by U.S. taxpayers must respect human rights. Such a policy is particularly important in view of the many violations, nearly all unpunished, that have been documented by respected Mexican and international human rights groups.
