Pena Nieto Pushes Labor Reforms, But Unions Still See Shortcomings

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has newly pledged to carry out labor rights reforms in two areas identified as critical by House Democrats and U.S. labor unions in the context of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) debate, but labor advocates are already questioning the extent to which the promised steps will really represent meaningful change. On Nov. 30, Pena Nieto's government submitted legislation to the Mexican Senate that would ratify an International Labor Organization (ILO) convention banning the use of so-called...