Economics

USMCA Approval Hinges on Mexico’s Labor Law, Democrats Say

House Democrats meet with Mexican president to discuss deal
Mexico wants Pelosi to put USMCA to vote by early November

A worker oversees a machine converting liquid material into steel billets at a steel facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.Photographer: Mauricio Palos/Bloomberg

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By Erik Wasson and Nacha Cattan

October 8, 2019 at 8:53 PM UTC

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A group of House Democrats who visited Mexico City on Tuesday said U.S. approval of the stalled U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement hinges on Mexico’s full implementation of a new labor law.