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As U.S. Pressures Mexico to Re-open NAFTA Factories, Workers Protest
COVID-19 deaths are still on the rise across Mexico. Despite government orders to close all non-essential firms, some U.S. factories have continued operating–with little consequence. Now the U.S. ambassador and hundreds of multinationals are demanding the country prioritize corporate interests over the safety of Mexican workers – by reopening factories now.
With the new NAFTA going into effect on July 1, how will the COVID crisis impact the deal’s new worker-protection requirements and Mexico’s related labor reforms?
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Episode Transcript Here.
Music: Groove Grove by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3831-groove-grove License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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COVID-19 deaths are still on the rise across Mexico. Despite government orders to close all non-essential firms, some U.S. factories have continued operating–with little consequence. Now the U.S. ambassador and hundreds of multinationals are demanding the country prioritize corporate interests over the safety of Mexican workers – by reopening factories now.
With the new NAFTA going into effect on July 1, how will the COVID crisis impact the deal’s new worker-protection requirements and Mexico’s related labor reforms?
Learn more.
Episode Transcript Here.
Music: Groove Grove by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3831-groove-grove License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/