U.S. Funds To Strengthen the Mexican Labor Justice System
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January 14, 2026 Hour: 9:38 am
It is part of a strategy to ensure that bilateral trade benefits both U.S. workers and businesses.
On Tuesday, the United States Embassy in Mexico announced the allocation of US$23.4 million to strengthen the Mexican Labor Justice System, as part of its commitments under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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The funds aim to avoid anti-labor practices that depress wages and create unfair competition, which affects vulnerable workers and shared prosperity in North America. It is part of a strategy to ensure that bilateral trade benefits both U.S. workers and businesses.
US$15.4 million of the total fund was awarded to Partners of the Americas and US$8 million to Creative Associates International, which are U.S.-based organizations that will operate projects in collaboration with Mexican workers and the country’s private sector.
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs will manage the funds and stated that the projects advance U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade agenda by requiring compliance with USMCA labor commitments.
The text reads, “We are working to integrate the three public health systems so that all Mexicans have access to universal healthcare. We guarantee this right through more hospitals, surgeries, operating rooms, and specialist consultations, while also training and hiring more doctors.”
The actions will focus on priority sectors in Mexico that directly compete with U.S. companies, where weak enforcement could affect jobs and wages in the United States. However, Trump has called the USMCA “irrelevant” to his country, asserting that Canada needs it more.
While Trump insisted on bringing manufacturing back to U.S. soil, the USMCA will be reviewed this year to determine whether it will expire or be renegotiated, having replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
The agreement was negotiated during Trump’s first term and represents the current framework for regional trade. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that the review is unlikely to result in a new trade agreement, since it should be approved by Congress.
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Source: La Jornada
