United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Notice of Determination Regarding Review of Submission #2010-03, 44609-44610 [2011-18737]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
United States-Peru Trade Promotion
Agreement Notice of Determination
Regarding Review of Submission
#2010–03
Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of Trade and Labor
Affairs (OTLA) gives notice that on July
19, 2011, Submission #2010–03 was
accepted for review pursuant to Article
17.2 of Chapter 17 (the Labor Chapter)
of the United States-Peru Trade
Promotion Agreement (PTPA).
The submission was filed with OTLA
on December 29, 2010, by a Peruvian
SUMMARY:
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union, the Sindicato Nacional de
Unidad de Trabajadores de
Superintendencia Nacional de
´
Administracion Tributaria (SINAUT–
SUNAT). The submission alleges the
Government of Peru has violated Article
17.2 of the Labor Chapter of the PTPA
by failing to adopt and maintain in its
statutes and regulations, and practices
thereunder, the effective recognition of
the right to collective bargaining as
stated in the International Labour
Organization’s Declaration on
Fundamental Principles and Rights at
Work and its Follow-Up. SINAUT–
SUNAT alleges that the employer,
Superintendencia Nacional de
´
Administracion Tributaria (SUNAT) has
refused to negotiate in good faith and
engage constructively at various stages
of the collective bargaining process, as
required by Peruvian law. These
allegations are supported by facts
which, if substantiated, could
demonstrate that the Government of
Peru’s actions were inconsistent with its
commitments under the Labor Chapter.
The objective of the review of the
submission will be to gather information
so that OTLA can better understand the
allegations therein and publicly report
on the U.S. Government’s views
regarding whether the Government of
Peru’s actions were consistent with its
obligations under the Labor Chapter of
the PTPA.
DATES: Effective Date: July 15, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Schoepfle, Director, OTLA, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room S–5303,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
(202) 693–4900. (This is not a toll-free
number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article
17.5.5(c) of the Labor Chapter of the
PTPA establishes that each Party’s
contact point shall provide for the
submission, receipt, and consideration
of communications from persons of a
Party on matters related to provisions of
the Labor Chapter and pursuant to
Article 17.5.6, shall review such
communications in accordance with
domestic procedures. On December 14,
2006, the Department of Labor’s OTLA
was designated as the contact point for
administering the labor provisions in
free trade agreements, including the
PTPA [71 FR 76691 (2006)].
The same Federal Register notice
informed the public of the Procedural
Guidelines that OTLA would follow for
the receipt and review of public
submissions. These Procedural
Guidelines are available at https://
www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/otla/
proceduralguidelines.htm. According to
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the definitions contained in the
Procedural Guidelines (Section B) a
‘‘submission’’ is ‘‘a communication from
the public containing specific
allegations, accompanied by relevant
supporting information, that another
Party has failed to meet its
commitments or obligations arising
under a labor chapter or Part Two of the
NAALC.’’ Pursuant to Section F.2, the
submission shall identify clearly the
person filing the submission and shall
be signed and dated. It shall state with
specificity the matters that the submitter
requests the OTLA to consider and
include supporting information
available to the submitter, including,
wherever possible, copies of laws or
regulations that are the subject of the
submission.
The Procedural Guidelines specify
that OTLA shall consider six factors, to
the extent that they are relevant, in
determining whether to accept a
submission for review:
(1) Whether the submission raises
issues relevant to any matter arising
under a labor chapter;
(2) Whether a review would further
the objectives of a labor chapter;
(3) Whether the submission clearly
identifies the person filing the
submission, is signed and dated, and is
sufficiently specific to determine the
nature of the request and permit an
appropriate review;
(4) Whether the statements contained
in the submission, if substantiated,
would constitute a failure of the other
Party to comply with its obligations or
commitments under a labor chapter;
(5) Whether the statements contained
in the submission or available
information demonstrate that
appropriate relief has been sought under
the domestic laws of the other Party, or
that the matter or a related matter is
pending before an international body;
and
(6) Whether the submission is
substantially similar to a recent
submission and significant, new
information has been furnished that
would substantially differentiate the
submission from the one previously
filed.
In the present case, a Peruvian union,
the Sindicato Nacional de Unidad de
Trabajadores de Superintendencia
´
Nacional de Administracion Tributaria
(SINAUT–SUNAT) that represents
workers at the National
Superintendency of Tax Administration
(SUNAT) filed a submission with OTLA
on December 29, 2010, which alleges
that the Government of Peru, through
SUNAT, has failed to live up to its
commitments under Article 17.2.1 of the
PTPA by not effectively recognizing the
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right to collective bargaining. The
submission alleges that the Government
of Peru is failing to comply with the
legal requirements for collective
bargaining by denying the union’s
request to submit their dispute to
arbitration after a prolonged negotiation
and conciliation process has failed to
resolve the dispute.
After reviewing the submission, and
additional supplementary information
provided by the submitters, OTLA finds
that the submission raises pertinent
issues that would further the objectives
of the Labor Chapter and that could, if
substantiated, constitute a failure of the
Government of Peru to comply with its
PTPA commitments. The submission
meets the filing requirements
established in Section F.2 of the OTLA
Procedural Guidelines and is not
substantially similar to a recent
submission. The submitters have sought
appropriate relief under domestic laws
and procedures. The OTLA has taken
these factors into account and accepted
the submission for review.
OTLA’s decision to accept the
submission for review is not intended to
indicate any determination as to the
validity or accuracy of the allegations
contained in the submission. The
objective of the review of the
submission will be to gather information
so that OTLA can better understand the
allegations therein and publicly report
on the U.S. Government’s views
regarding whether the Government of
Peru’s actions were consistent with the
obligations set forth in the Labor
Chapter of the PTPA. The review will be
completed and a public report issued
within 180 days, unless circumstances,
as determined by OTLA, require an
extension of time, as set out in the
Procedural Guidelines. The public
report will include a summary of the
review process, as well as findings and
recommendations.
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 19,
2011.
Sandra Polaski,
Deputy Undersecretary, International Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Notice of
Determination Regarding Review of Submission 2010-03
AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA) gives notice that
on July 19, 2011, Submission 2010-03 was accepted for review
pursuant to Article 17.2 of Chapter 17 (the Labor Chapter) of the
United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA).
The submission was filed with OTLA on December 29, 2010, by a
Peruvian union, the Sindicato Nacional de Unidad de Trabajadores de
Superintendencia Nacional de Administraci[oacute]n Tributaria (SINAUT-
SUNAT). The submission alleges the Government of Peru has violated
Article 17.2 of the Labor Chapter of the PTPA by failing to adopt and
maintain in its statutes and regulations, and practices thereunder, the
effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining as stated
in the International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-Up. SINAUT-SUNAT alleges
that the employer, Superintendencia Nacional de Administraci[oacute]n
Tributaria (SUNAT) has refused to negotiate in good faith and engage
constructively at various stages of the collective bargaining process,
as required by Peruvian law. These allegations are supported by facts
which, if substantiated, could demonstrate that the Government of
Peru's actions were inconsistent with its commitments under the Labor
Chapter.
The objective of the review of the submission will be to gather
information so that OTLA can better understand the allegations therein
and publicly report on the U.S. Government's views regarding whether
the Government of Peru's actions were consistent with its obligations
under the Labor Chapter of the PTPA.
DATES: Effective Date: July 15, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Schoepfle, Director, OTLA,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-5303,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-4900. (This is not a toll-
free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 17.5.5(c) of the Labor Chapter of
the PTPA establishes that each Party's contact point shall provide for
the submission, receipt, and consideration of communications from
persons of a Party on matters related to provisions of the Labor
Chapter and pursuant to Article 17.5.6, shall review such
communications in accordance with domestic procedures. On December 14,
2006, the Department of Labor's OTLA was designated as the contact
point for administering the labor provisions in free trade agreements,
including the PTPA [71 FR 76691 (2006)].
The same Federal Register notice informed the public of the
Procedural Guidelines that OTLA would follow for the receipt and review
of public submissions. These Procedural Guidelines are available at
https://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/otla/proceduralguidelines.htm.
According to
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the definitions contained in the Procedural Guidelines (Section B) a
``submission'' is ``a communication from the public containing specific
allegations, accompanied by relevant supporting information, that
another Party has failed to meet its commitments or obligations arising
under a labor chapter or Part Two of the NAALC.'' Pursuant to Section
F.2, the submission shall identify clearly the person filing the
submission and shall be signed and dated. It shall state with
specificity the matters that the submitter requests the OTLA to
consider and include supporting information available to the submitter,
including, wherever possible, copies of laws or regulations that are
the subject of the submission.
The Procedural Guidelines specify that OTLA shall consider six
factors, to the extent that they are relevant, in determining whether
to accept a submission for review:
(1) Whether the submission raises issues relevant to any matter
arising under a labor chapter;
(2) Whether a review would further the objectives of a labor
chapter;
(3) Whether the submission clearly identifies the person filing the
submission, is signed and dated, and is sufficiently specific to
determine the nature of the request and permit an appropriate review;
(4) Whether the statements contained in the submission, if
substantiated, would constitute a failure of the other Party to comply
with its obligations or commitments under a labor chapter;
(5) Whether the statements contained in the submission or available
information demonstrate that appropriate relief has been sought under
the domestic laws of the other Party, or that the matter or a related
matter is pending before an international body; and
(6) Whether the submission is substantially similar to a recent
submission and significant, new information has been furnished that
would substantially differentiate the submission from the one
previously filed.
In the present case, a Peruvian union, the Sindicato Nacional de
Unidad de Trabajadores de Superintendencia Nacional de
Administraci[oacute]n Tributaria (SINAUT-SUNAT) that represents workers
at the National Superintendency of Tax Administration (SUNAT) filed a
submission with OTLA on December 29, 2010, which alleges that the
Government of Peru, through SUNAT, has failed to live up to its
commitments under Article 17.2.1 of the PTPA by not effectively
recognizing the right to collective bargaining. The submission alleges
that the Government of Peru is failing to comply with the legal
requirements for collective bargaining by denying the union's request
to submit their dispute to arbitration after a prolonged negotiation
and conciliation process has failed to resolve the dispute.
After reviewing the submission, and additional supplementary
information provided by the submitters, OTLA finds that the submission
raises pertinent issues that would further the objectives of the Labor
Chapter and that could, if substantiated, constitute a failure of the
Government of Peru to comply with its PTPA commitments. The submission
meets the filing requirements established in Section F.2 of the OTLA
Procedural Guidelines and is not substantially similar to a recent
submission. The submitters have sought appropriate relief under
domestic laws and procedures. The OTLA has taken these factors into
account and accepted the submission for review.
OTLA's decision to accept the submission for review is not intended
to indicate any determination as to the validity or accuracy of the
allegations contained in the submission. The objective of the review of
the submission will be to gather information so that OTLA can better
understand the allegations therein and publicly report on the U.S.
Government's views regarding whether the Government of Peru's actions
were consistent with the obligations set forth in the Labor Chapter of
the PTPA. The review will be completed and a public report issued
within 180 days, unless circumstances, as determined by OTLA, require
an extension of time, as set out in the Procedural Guidelines. The
public report will include a summary of the review process, as well as
findings and recommendations.
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 19, 2011.
Sandra Polaski,
Deputy Undersecretary, International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-18737 Filed 7-25-11; 8:45 am]
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