By: Lics. José Díaz & Eumir Quintero After a lot of waiting, the much-mentioned Labor Reform in Mexico has arrived. Published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare on May 1st 2019 in the Read more…
UPDATE (FEB. 7th, 2019): So far, it only spread to other consumer goods retailers and manufacturers within Matamoros and a few other maquiladoras not previously represented by SJIIM-CTM. RESULTS: 48 Companies on strike where Union Read more…
It’s time to set new goals and reflect back on last year… For us, it was a year of growth and preparation for our next evolution and challenges. In 2018, we participated in great events such as the Read more…
With the new year came to Mexico the much awaited raise to minimum wages, along with the creation of the “Northern Border Free Zone”. This has been confusing for workers, labor unions and companies, so Read more…
Are we closer to 2 bilateral trade agreements? “UMFTA” or “MUFTA” (US-Mexico Free Trade Agreement) or “CUSFTA” (Canada-US Free Trade Agreement)? There has been much ado about little this week on NAFTA 2.0. As Canada is Read more…
The experts’ consensus was that NAFTA 2.0 negotiations were going to be restarted in the fall of 2018, probably after the US mid-term elections in early November, especially since the US and China were slowly Read more…