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USTR official: ‘Forward-looking component’ key to remediation plan with Mexico

By Margaret Spiegelman  / July 9, 2021 at 3:58 PM
A new remediation plan to resolve a U.S. labor complaint against Mexico under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s rapid-response mechanism includes a key “forward-looking component,” a senior U.S. Trade Representative official said on Thursday, noting that the Mexican government will strengthen its oversight of union legitimization votes as it moves to put the plan into action. The U.S. brought the complaint in May after receiving a tip through a confidential hotline -- established under USMCA -- that management at a General Motors...

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