For Immediate Release: July 14, 2025
Press Contact: Jimmy Wyderko, jwyderko@economicliberties.us
Rethink Trade Celebrates U.S. Government Decision to Launch USMCA RRM Labor Rights Enforcement Case Against Hyundai Supply Chain Facility
USTR Asks Mexico to Probe Labor Rights Violations Against Mexican Truck Drivers Hauling Hyundai Auto Parts and Trailers Throughout the United States
Washington, D.C. – Rethink Trade welcomes the launch of a labor rights enforcement action against Liber Gennesys Group, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Liber Gennesys) and its affiliated and/or successor companies, located in the city and state of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Liber Gennesys and its affiliated and/or successor companies provide cross-border transportation services between Mexico and the United States for multinational corporation Hyundai. On June 12, 2025, the Sindicato de Transportistas de las Cadenas de Suministro (SITRABICS) and Rethink Trade filed a labor complaint under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) against the facility, documenting egregious labor rights violations. These include the unlawful dismissal of union organizers, intimidation of workers, and the blacklisting of fired labor leaders in retaliation for union organizing efforts.
“Since May 2021, drivers employed by subcontracted hauling companies transporting Hyundai products from Mexico to the U.S. have come together to form a union in response to employer abuses, low wages, and precarious working conditions,” said Jesús Iturbero Salinas, General Secretary of SITRABICS. “When management learned of our demands, they fired me and other organizers. We hope that today’s announcement pushes the company to work with both the Mexican and U.S. governments to fully remedy these violations and commit to respecting our fundamental right to freedom of association.”
“By accepting this case, the U.S. government has made clear that multinational corporations like Hyundai cannot use illegal and abusive tactics—such as unlawful outsourcing and shell companies—to deny workers their rights and obstruct union organizing,” said Daniel Rangel, a lawyer with Rethink Trade, one of the petitioners in the case. “Pursuing Liber Gennesys and the network of shell companies used to evade accountability and suppress labor organizing sends a strong message across an industry rife with worker abuse.”
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