Mexico Objects to USMCA Provision but Says the Trade Deal Is Still ‘Intact’

Mexico Objects to USMCA Provision but Says the Trade Deal Is Still ‘Intact’
Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard in Mexico City on Dec. 10, 2019. Edgard Garrido/File Photo/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Mexican officials have objected to a provision in the United States–Mexico–Canada trade deal, but Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that the objection doesn’t put the deal at risk, telling reporters it’s still “intact.”

Representatives from the three countries signed the latest version of the deal on Dec. 10 in Mexico City. According to House Democrats (pdf), U.S. lawmakers agreed upon a provision that labor attachés would be based in Mexico and “provide on-the-ground information about Mexico’s labor practices.” The text of the deal released by the U.S. trade representative’s office on Dec. 13 didn’t appear to include the provision, though it was added in a version presented in the House that same day.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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