United States Seeks Review by Mexico Over Alleged Worker Rights Violations at Alimentos Grole
September 9, 2025 | 1 min to read
The United States has launched a review under the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism of the USMCA regarding alleged violations of workers' rights at Alimentos Grole in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. This follows a petition from workers affiliated with the SINDICATO de Trabajadores de la Industria Alimentaria union, claiming the company threatened and fired employees to suppress union activity and formed a pro-company internal union. The U.S. has suspended liquidation of goods from this facility during the review.
The United States has initiated a review under the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) concerning alleged violations of workers’ rights at Alimentos Grole, S.A. de C.V., a facility in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico that processes pork and chicken products. The U.S. government has suspended liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from this facility while the review is underway.
This action follows a petition submitted on July 29, 2025, by current and former workers at Alimentos Grole who are affiliated with Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria Alimentaria, Mantenimiento Industrial, Similares y Conexos del Estado de Sonora (SITIES), a Mexican labor union. The petition claims that Alimentos Grole threatened and dismissed workers to discourage union activity and established an internal union aligned with company interests.
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