Volumen 2 – Potencial de las políticas de comercio e inversión para abordar los problemas del mercado de trabajo en las cadenas de suministro

4. Reformas laborales en México y negociaciones comerciales internacionales: del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte al Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá

This chapter examines the labour dimension of the United States–Canada–Mexico Agreement (USMCA) and its role in the important changes that Mexico’s labour market institutions have undergone in recent years. The authors traces how the dynamics surrounding the negotiations of the agreement have provided a stimulus for change and supported reform efforts by domestic political actors. She then examines the USMCA’s’ labour provisions, including the innovative Rapid Response Labour Mechanism, and shows how this mechanism has helped to address collective labour rights issues in Mexico to date.