North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC)
North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) : An agreement containing binding obligations signed by Canada, Mexico and the United States in September 1993 as part of their obligations under The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with the main objective of improving working conditions and living standards in the territory of each party. The parties to the Agreement undertake to promote 11 labour principles that include, in addition to the core labour standards, the right to strike, minimum employment standards, equal pay for women and men, prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses, compensation in cases of occupational injuries and illnesses, and protection of migrant workers. The Agreement permits trade measures to enforce the observance of standards relating to occupational safety and health, child labour or minimum wage technical standards, but not the core labour standards such as freedom of association or the right to bargain collectively. The administration of the Agreement is supervised by a Commission for Labor Cooperation consisting of a ministerial council and a secretariat. See: Core labour standards; North American Free Trade Agreement
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