USMCA

The language used in the U.S. bill would allow the U.S. to deploy up to 5 full-time diplomats to Mexico

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The USMCA, which replaces NAFTA, was signed on December 10, paving the way for ratification by lawmakers

The United States, Mexico, Canada Trade Agreement would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a regional pact in place since 1994 that encompasses USD $1.2 trillion in annual trade across the continent

Rosario Piedra Ibarra is a human rights activist and was recently appointed to the CNDH - Photo: Marco Ugarte/AP

The government aims to diversify Mexican exports and reduce the country's dependence on the U.S.

President López Obrador pushed back against U.S. efforts to subject Mexico's labor market to external oversight under a new North American trade deal

Mexico expects U.S. lawmakers to soon begin the process of approving USMCA now that President López Obrador has promised wage increases and funding for labor reforms

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador vowed wage increases and funding for the implementation of labor reforms as part of a campaign to convince U.S. Democratic lawmakers to ratify a new North American trade deal

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