[CTC] Lighthizer lauds Mexican Senate's passage of labor bill

[Arthur Stamoulis]

Lighthizer lauds Mexican Senate's passage of labor bill
Inside US Trade, April 30, 2019 at 6:57 AM
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday touted the passage of a labor reform bill in Mexico as a win for labor advocates – and for President Trump.
The bill includes reforms called for in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which Democrats in the U.S. Congress have said must be passed before they can support the deal. The lower house of Mexico's Congress has already approved the legislation, which now heads to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's desk. He is expected to sign it.
“The USMCA includes the strongest, most advanced, and most comprehensive labor obligations of any U.S. trade agreement,” Lighthizer said in a statement. “I commend the Mexican Congress and President Lopez Obrador for passing historic labor reforms as part of this agreement and thank President Trump for making strong labor commitments in the USMCA a top priority.”
The labor reforms, he added, “will greatly improve Mexico's system of labor justice and are exactly what labor leaders in the United States and Mexico have sought for decades. As we move forward with the ratification of USMCA, the Trump Administration will work closely with members of the United States Congress and the Mexican government to ensure these reforms are implemented and enforced.”

Arthur Stamoulis
Citizens Trade Campaign
(202) 494-8826




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