Labour

Signs of Hope in US-Mexico Trucking War

February 17, 2010
Recent activity by the Obama administration points to the possibility of a breakthrough in the ongoing cross-border trucking dispute between Mexico and the United States.  Following his two-day visit to Mexico on February 8 and 9, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk had optimistic predictions for the settlement of the dispute.  In an interview with Reuters, the Representative noted that President Obama had successfully persuaded Congress to remove a clause in the 2010 appropriations bill that had effectively prohibited the movement of Mexican transport trucks into the United Sta

Michael Clemens - How U.S. visas affect skilled labor: A randomized natural experiment

March 9, 2010 2:00 pm - March 9, 2010 5:00 pm at Eleanor Roosevelt Administration Building Conference Room, UCSD
What are the effects of migration visas to rich countries on workers in poor countries?

US Subsidies Cost Mexican Farmers Billions

February 3, 2010
A study released in early December 2009 argues that American agricultural dumping has cost Mexican farmers billions of dollars since the implementation of NAFTA in 1997. While the report, written by Timothy A. Wise, the Director of the Research and Policy Program at the Global Development and Environment Institute in Tufts University, focussed on eight agricultural products traded between the United States and Mexico, it noted that Mexican corn producers were affected the most by this dumping.

Workers and Environmentalists Propose Bold New Plan to Protect Forests, Jobs

January 11, 2010
Forest industry unions and leading environmental groups have united behind a plan that calls on British Columbia's government to conserve more forest, halt waste and promote wise use of forest products

Canada's Unemployment Rate Steady

January 11, 2010
Following a large increase in November, employment was unchanged in December and the unemployment rate remained at 8.5%, according to Statistics Canada. In the last nine months, employment has stabilized but remains 323,000 (-1.9%) below the October 2008 peak. Read "From the January 11, 2010 edition of Canada Watch, a weekly summary of Canadian news and information sources compiled by the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C."  
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December employment gains seen in Canada

January 4, 2010
Derek Abma, Financial Post
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Labour Force Survey

December 7, 2009
According to Statistics Canada, employment in Canada rose by 79,000 in November, bringing the unemployment rate down 0.1 percentage points to 8.5%.
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Canadian Mining Company’s Operation Shut down in Mexico

December 4, 2009
Shares in New Gold, Incorporated dropped 15 percent on November 18, in the wake of the Mexican government's closure of the Cerro de San Pedro mine in San Luis Polosi. The mine is run by Minera San Xavier, a subsidiary of New Gold, which is a Canadian company with operations in Mexico, the United States, Chile and Australia. PROFEPA, Mexico's environmental enforcement agency, closed down the mine following court orders from the Ninth Circuit Administrative Court and the Federal Tribunal of Fiscal and Administrative Justice (SEMARNAT), according to MiningWatch Canada.

Freedom of Association: Harmonizing Canadian norms with international commitments

February 25, 2010 8:00 am - February 27, 2010 5:00 pm at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Join us on February 25 - 27, 2010 at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, for a conference on one of the most critical issues facing the Canadian labour relations and human rights communities: freedom of association in the workplace.

Recession Rolls Back Remittances

November 11, 2009
The World Bank released its 2009 Migration and Development Brief on November 3, addressing trends in migration and remittances for the year.