Canadian unions expect government to push for ILO ratifications in labor chapter
Canadian labor unions believe the Trudeau government will push for provisions in a renegotiated NAFTA that would oblige the U.S. and Mexico to ratify the International Labor Organization's eight core conventions and address the U.S.' "right to work" states. The U.S. has signed only two of the ILO's eight core conventions and the issue has been a non-starter in U.S. trade negotiations. Mexico has signed seven of the core conventions. According to the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation,...