USTR, Labor Department moving ahead on USMCA implementation

Efforts to ensure a host of labor and enforcement commitments required by the time the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement enters into force -- which could be as soon as June 1 -- are picking up speed, according to government officials. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced this week it was pushing ahead with the establishment of dispute settlement rosters, a key part of a mechanism that will serve as the deal’s primary enforcement provision, as well as panels dedicated to...