On February 7, 2023 we published an article about Canada’s incoming Forced Labour Regulations under Bill S-211.
Like Canada, Mexico is also revising its forced labour regulations, which can be accessed here: https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5679955&fecha=17/02/2023#gsc.tab=0. The Mexican regulations will enter into force 90 days from its official publication in their Gazette. Please note the link is in Spanish.
The US Ambassador Katherine Tai stated that “With this resolution, Mexico has taken an important step toward joining the United States and Canada in prohibiting the importation of goods produced with forced labor. In light of this progress, the United States, Canada, and Mexico will work more closely together to eliminate forced labor from global supply chains and tackle transshipment, leveling the playing field for North American workers while protecting the most vulnerable workers around the world.”
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement requires each Party to prohibit the importation of goods into its territory from other sources produced in whole or in part by forced or compulsory labor, including forced or compulsory child labor.
This was excerpted from a 17 February 2023 statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai of the Office of the United States Trade Representative: https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2023/february/statement-ambassador-katherine-tai-mexicos-action-imports-produced-forced-labor