Newly agreed changes to the free trade agreement between the US,
Mexico and Canada will have an impact on employers in Mexico.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ('USMCA') was
initially signed in November 2018 and ratified by the Mexican
Senate on 19 June 2019.
Although it was expected that each country would domestically
ratify and implement USMCA shortly after the original agreement was
signed, the ratification process was delayed to allow the United
States to seek amendments to the agreement.
After months of no action regarding the USMCA, on 11 December
the official final text of the revised version was published and
appears to be headed toward ratification. On December 19, the US
House of Representatives approved USMCA by a vote of 385 to 41;
however, the US Senate is not expected to act until early 2020.
