USMCA Hotline for Labor Complaints On Monday, August 3, the United States Embassy in Mexico published, on its Twitter account, the “USMCA Hotline”, which is a platform to receive complaints or information on labor matters. This should not come as a surprise because it was foreseen in article 717 of the USMCA Implementation Act. El […]
232, aluminium, labor, steel, tariffs, The Trading Room, Trading Room, USMCA
Notice of Initiation of the Antidumping Investigation on Triethanolamine from the United States of America Today, July 31st, 2020, the Mexican Ministry of Economy published in the official gazette the notice of initiation of the antidumping investigation regarding triethanolamine imports from the United States of America. VTZ Law Firm prepared a summary with the most relevant information regarding […]
The Trading Room Mexican Investment Promotion Policy Must Change Susana Muñoz, director of the VTZ Chinese Desk and former government official of the Mexican Ministry of Economy, prepared a text on the decoupling of the global economy and its implications for Mexico. Taking into account that the 2020 US presidential election approaches, she addresses the growing […]
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The Decoupling of the Global Economy and its Implications for Mexico: A New Investment Promotion Policy is Needed (PDF) The discourse about the trade war between China and the United States has intensified in recent months not only as an electoral strategy but rather it has extended also into other fronts damaging the bilateral relationship. […]
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Issues at Mexican Customs and Ports? Customs is a source of concern for the current administration, which has had three customs directors so far. On Monday, the President recognized that his administration has not been able to control corruption at customs. According to his statements, synthetic drugs are entering through the port of Manzanillo, Mexico’s most […]
AMLO – Trump: Trade and USMCA In what was a highly expected meeting regarding the celebration of USMCA’s entry into force, AMLO and Trump held a bilateral meeting and had a “trade-dinner” with numerous executives from the US and Mexico. We highlight the following matters during Wednesday’s event: Joint Speech: Trade-Related Trump highlighted that USMCA […]
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In our Trading Room economic newsletter, we address Robert Lighthizer’s appearance before the U.S. Senate to share the 2020 Trade Policy Agenda, where he commented on possible USMCA Labor Disputes and the use of the rapid response labor mechanism as well as WTO actions; we also address the selection process for the WTO Director-General. Future Labor Disputes in […]
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USMCA’s Labor & Trade Relevant Materials Welcome, thank you for attending the USMBA’s webinar on “Labor & Trade: Is Mexico Ready for the Labor Chapter?.” VTZ law firm has prepared the following parallel and supporting material so that you can review it during or after this event. USMCA Labor Chapter: Labor Dispute Flowchart and […]
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Trade & COVID-19 (PDF Version) The National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Information (INEGI) released on Monday the data on Mexico’s trade balance during April 2020. According to the figures, Mexico’s trade balance had a trade deficit of 3,087 million dollars during April. Compared with the same month of the previous year, INEGI reported that Mexico had a surplus of […]
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Webinar: USMCA Labor Chapter & Trade On June 2nd, 2020 the free webinar on “Labor & Trade: Is Mexico ready for USMCA’s Labor Chapter?” will take place organized by the US-Mexico Bar Association, in conjunction with VTZ. Labor & Trade: Is Mexico ready for USMCA’s Labor Chapter? The members of the panel will discuss the results of USMCA’s labor chapter, the rapid response […]
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