国际英语资讯:Bumpy road ahead for NAFTA talks, warn Mexican lawmakers
<p><span word="MEXICO">MEXICO</span> <span word="CITY">CITY</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 1-- <span word="Negotiations">Negotiations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modernize">modernize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="thornier">thornier</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="concessions">concessions</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>, <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ottawa">Ottawa</span>, "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>," <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="delving">delving</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> 12 <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toughest">toughest</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>' <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="budge">budge</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>.</p><p><span word="Canada">Canada</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="weighed">weighed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>, <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ditched">ditched</span>.</p><p><span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="binding">binding</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span>," <span word="senators">senators</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reassure">reassure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p>
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