Stronger worker and environmental protections top changes to a new version of th...
MEXICO CITY - Stronger worker and environmental protections top changes to a new version of the North American trade deal signed by U.S., Mexican and Canadian officials on Tuesday that clears the way for a long-delayed vote in the U.S. Congress.
The deal included a new mechanism under which the United States and Canada can create panels of labor experts to investigate union complaints at Mexican factories. The rapid panels would be formed after three months and only in response to repeated complaints. They would be selected from a roster of experts, including one from each country involved in the dispute and one chosen by a third party, Seade said.“Labor attaches” will be based in Mexico and will provide on-the-ground information about Mexico’s labor practices, the Democrats’ fact sheet said.
The deal also allows the 1987 Montreal Protocol, a global agreement to phase out production of ozone-depleting substances, to be included in the trade pact.The deal aims to hold down drug prices by limiting some patent protections for pharmaceuticals. It eliminates a required 10-year data exclusivity period for biotech medicines, which U.S. Democrats feared would prolong higher prices for some of the priciest drugs on the market.
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