• REJECTION: With limited time for the new trade agreement between the US, Mexico and Canada (USMCA) to be considered this year by the US Congress, Mexico’s top business council (CCE) rejected some labor enforcement proposals floated to gain support among Democrats
• BORDER: The Trump Administration presented Mexico last week a series of proposals that Democrats in Congress believe are key to gain support for the USMCA including the ability to stop goods at the border if US inspectors suspect labor violations, according to reports. Mexico did not agree to this.
• EXTREME: “We are very concerned that there are some demands, on labor matters, that are extreme in nature and completely unacceptable…These proposals would, based on isolated events, negatively impact the supply chains created in the region in the last 25 years”, the CCE said.
• LONG ROAD: Different to the still valid original trilateral agreement of 1993, the USMCA includes a labor chapter as part of the core text subject to any dispute mechanisms through which the Mexican Government has said is the best way to solve any problem that may arise, including labor issues.
