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Mexico
Mexican informal workers, hit hard by the pandemic, press for more government support
Dec 31, 2020
Many who make their living buying used goods in the United States and reselling them in Mexico face the challenge of border restrictions. In response, they’ve organized.
Mexico requires warning labels on some processed foods
Dec 4, 2020
The "junk food" labeling warns that some foods are high in sodium, or have excessive sugars.
Mexico's tourist industry struggles as the pandemic continues
Nov 27, 2020
Tourists from the U.S. are the main source of foreign tourism in Mexico. Hotels there are operating at just 30% of capacity.
The pandemic threatens to push more people in Mexico into poverty
Oct 1, 2020
And Mexico doesn't pay unemployment insurance.
In Mexico, auto industry struggles to rev up operations
Sep 24, 2020
As the auto industry reopens, unions say they are concerned about working conditions in plants.
In Mexico, the once-thriving theater industry is in decline
Sep 18, 2020
The vice president of the Mexican Society of Theater Producers said the industry has lost about $1 billion since theaters closed in early March.
Mexico's crumbling economy leads to border arrests, more COVID-19 fears
by
Andy Uhler
Sep 10, 2020
Roughly 40% of the population of Mexico lives in poverty. The struggles were present even before COVID-19 hit.
For public good, not for profit.
Southeastern produce growers say they need trade relief
by
Emma Hurt
Aug 31, 2020
The USMCA trade agreement has not relieved their concerns about Mexican imports. The situation is dire, a Georgia blueberry farmer says.
Pandemic forces small farmers in Mexico to adapt
Jul 21, 2020
Some farmers are trying to reinvent their businesses by selling in new ways.
What menudo can tell us about Mexico
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 11, 2020
There's more to Mexican cuisine than tacos and burritos.