{"id":1840,"date":"2020-04-07T12:31:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T18:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2020-04-08T12:36:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T18:36:30","slug":"u-s-firms-lobby-to-keep-working-in-mexico-despite-coronavirus-curbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/u-s-firms-lobby-to-keep-working-in-mexico-despite-coronavirus-curbs\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. firms lobby to keep working in Mexico despite coronavirus curbs."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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U.S. business lobbies are pressuring Mexico\u2019s government to label certain industries \u201cessential\u201d so that strict health emergency measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Mexico do not halt key operations on both sides of the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bound by a 26-year-old trade agreement, value chains and productions lines in Mexico and the United States are intricately intertwined and countless parts travel back and forth across the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEssential activities in the United States are still operating, still producing and it\u2019s important that this is standardized for American companies in Mexico so as to not break the value chains,\u201d said Luis Foncerrada, chief economist at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late last month, Mexico declared a health emergency and issued stricter rules to contain the coronavirus outbreak, including extending the suspension of non-essential activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re talking with (Mexican) authorities to explain and argue for the enormous importance of standardization approval … because if not, many production lines and value chains will be interrupted,\u201d Foncerrada said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AmCham is leading the talks and is in close contact with the U.S. Embassy in Mexico and trade offices in Washington. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re aware and perfectly informed,\u201d Foncerrada said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), a lobby for U.S. auto parts suppliers, sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer expressing their \u201cgrave\u201d concern about the \u201cnegative economic impact\u201d the Mexican restrictions pose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MEMA argues that production of car parts was not deemed an essential business activity in Mexico and there is no clear process for companies to address potential exclusions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMexico\u2019s action illuminates the need to hold three-party discussions, U.S., Canada, and Mexico, on how the North American motor vehicle and parts manufacturing industry will return to normal operations safely and effectively,\u201d MEMA\u2019s letter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Mexico\u2019s powerful CCE business lobby has asked the government to clear up which companies can, and which cannot, continue operating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonas Murillo, head of Mexico\u2019s canned food chamber, said that while food production is considered an essential activity and those operations continue full steam ahead, there is concern about being able to produce cans to package that food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re taking the risk and continuing to produce and if they come and tell us to stop, our understanding is we\u2019re part of the agro-food chain … It\u2019d be easier if they had a list clearing up who can and can\u2019t,\u201d Murillo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Esposito, Sharay Angulo. (2020). U.S. firms lobby to keep working in Mexico despite coronavirus curbs. Toronto. Reuters. <\/em>Recuperado de<\/strong>https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-usa\/u-s-firms-lobby-to-keep-working-in-mexico-despite-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN21Q034<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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