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How domestic and transnational activism helped transform labour law in Mexico
During the last eight years, a monumental transformation of the labour justice system in Mexico has taken place. New labour reform legislation went into effect…
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The CUSMA Rapid Response Labour Mechanism
Thanks to transnational worker organizing, the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) dramatically improves upon the weak labour protections in the original NAFTA. What’s more, the new agreement encourages deeper…
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Not just a train, and certainly not Mayan
Among the many Indigenous struggles taking place throughout North America, the high-profile resistance to a flagship project of the Mexican government shows how transnational alliances…
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Migrant solidarity and transnationalism in the San Diego-Tijuana region
The border cities of San Diego and Tijuana have become a lightning rod for political debates about migration in both the United States and Mexico.…
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Finding joint answers to common problems with Carlos Heredia
Carlos Heredia is an influential Mexican civil society activist and academic who played an important role during the debates on NAFTA in the early 1990s.…
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Why We Say No: Ecuadorian Indigenous women and rights defenders bring message of concern to Canada amid high-stakes trade negotiations
Toronto—Four women leaders on the front lines of increasingly dangerous efforts to protect rights and the environment in Ecuador will visit Canada next week to…
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C’est pourquoi on dit non! : des femmes autochtones équatoriennes et défenseures des droits adressent un message d’inquiétude au Canada dans le cadre des négociations commerciales à fort enjeu
Toronto—Quatre militantes, en première ligne d’une lutte de plus en plus périlleuse pour protéger les droits humains et l’environnement en Équateur, se rendront au Canada…
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Por qué decimos no: Mujeres indígenas y defensoras ecuatorianas traen un mensaje de preocupación a Canadá en medio de negociaciones comerciales de alto riesgo
Toronto—Cuatro mujeres lideresas en la primera línea de los esfuerzos cada vez más peligrosos para proteger los derechos y la naturaleza en Ecuador visitarán Canadá…
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Does “green trade” have a future?
As the world bears witness to a proliferation of worrying climate news, from record-breaking heat waves to hurricanes to forest fires, it also seems to see a…
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World Court decision on Israel’s occupation takes aim at Canadian trade policy
On July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion affirming what Palestinians, legal scholars, and many observers have argued for years—Israel’s…
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Tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are coming. How high will they be?
It’s almost certain the federal government will soon announce supplementary tariffs on imports of China-made electric vehicles (EVs). There is remarkable agreement among former conservative trade…
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CUSMA’s incomplete gender and inclusive trade record
The renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) happened at a time of upheaval in the so-called rules-based international order. The election of…
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