Mexico

He also served as Interior secretary during the Obama administration.

The White House on Tuesday announced it will invest an additional $130 million over the next three years in Mexico’s labor reform efforts, which are required by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

The group will meet virtually with the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs on June 14.

The U.S. and Mexico are still working to resolve different interpretations of a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement auto rule of origin, Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier told Inside U.S. Trade this week.

Four years of Trump administration moves spurred a “loss of faith” in the U.S.’ commitments to its trade obligations, says Josh Meltzer, a senior fellow in global economy and development with the Brookings Institution. But with a new administration and a renewed focus on the economic integration of North America via the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, he sees an opportunity to improve the discourse on trade policy -- and to help ensure the U.S. and the other parties to the deal are living up to their promises.

The U.S. has initiated a complaint under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s rapid-response mechanism against a General Motors facility in Mexico for alleged worker rights’ violations, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on Wednesday, marking the first use of the novel tool. 

Congressional Democrats on Monday lauded the AFL-CIO's first labor complaint under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, hoping it will trigger the deal’s novel rapid-response mechanism in a case against a Mexican auto-parts factory.  

The meeting will take place May 17-18.

The AFL-CIO this month will release details on its U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement complaints against companies in Mexico, an official with the union federation told Inside U.S. Trade on Monday.