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White House calls on Mexican government to probe possible labor violations at GM auto plant David J. Lynch U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai appears for a Senate panel hearing in late April. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post) In the first action of its kind, the Biden administration has formally asked the Mexican government to investigate reports of “serious violations” of worker rights at a General Motors plant in central Mexico, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said. The move marks the first use of an innovative labor rights provision in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which took effect last year.
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In Washington, âFree Tradeâ Is No Longer Gospel
Like its predecessor, the Biden administration has largely dispensed with the idea of free trade as a goal in and of itself.
Shipping containers at the Port of Oakland. Biden trade officials have promised to continue seeking export opportunities for American companies, but they say they have shifted their focus to protect workers.Credit.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
March 17, 2021
WASHINGTON â For decades, the principle of âfree tradeâ inspired a kind of religious reverence among most American politicians. Lawmakers, diplomats and presidents justified their policies through the pursuit of freer trade, which, like the spread of democracy and market capitalism, was presumed to be a universal and worthy goal.
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