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Department of Labor Agrees to Provide Required Job Training to Workers Whose Jobs Were Outsourced

WASHINGTON, D.C. ? A federal judge in El Paso has entered an order ending a lawsuit filed by Spanish-speaking workers who lost their jobs in the wake of NAFTA and sued the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) because they were not provided the vocational training promised by Congress in the Trade Act. The order provides that the federal court will enforce the parties? settlement agreement, ending three years of litigation that involved federal courts in Washington, D.C., and El Paso. Download entire Press Release with link to settlement agreement.

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