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June 20, 2023

How Well Is the USMCA Working After Three Years?

Then-Presidents Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico and Donald Trump of the United States, as well as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, signed the USMCA trade accord in 2018. // Photo: White House.

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Molly McCoy, associate deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Labor: “The USMCA includes the strongest labor provisions in any trade agreement in force to date. The International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB) of the Department of Labor (DOL) works closely with the Mexican government to implement the historic labor reforms required in USMCA. Support from the U.S. Congress in the USMCA Implementation Act, which provided $210 million to DOL for technical assistance and staffing, has led to impressive progress. ILAB posted five full-time DOL labor attaches in Mexico and is partnering with Mexico’s government to develop federal and state institutions that assure freedom of association, collective bargaining and independent unions. ILAB has awarded nearly all of its technical assistance funding through projects that are helping Mexico’s new labor justice institutions and strengthening the capacity of workers and employers to…”

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