International trade is evolving. But will it benefit workers?

Apr 21, 2023

Mexican workers gather outside the General Motors pickup truck plant after voting to elect a new union under a labour reform that underpins a new trade deal with Canada and the US. Image: Reuters/Sergio Maldonado

Kitrhona Cerri

Executive Director, TASC Platform, Geneva Graduate Institute

Maria Mexi

Senior Advisor, Labour and Social Policy, TASC Platform, Geneva Graduate Institute

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