USMCA trade deal

Mexico's Deputy Foreign Minister for North America, Jesus Seade, at a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico, December 10, 2019/ Reuters
Global Economy

Mexico objects to labour enforcement provision in North American trade deal

Intense negotiations over the past week produced more stringent rules on labour rights aimed at reducing Mexico's low-wage advantage

Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister for North America Jesus Seade, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer pose next to Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Mexico's Finance Minister Arturo Herrera during a meeting at the Presidential Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico December 10, 2019/ Reuters
Global Economy

Labor, environment, drugs top changes to North American trade deal

Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard speaks during the daily news conference at National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico November 12, 2019. Reuters/Carlos Jasso
World+Biz

Mexico accepts US steel demand in USMCA trade deal, but with conditions