Canada’s labour board orders operations to resume at Montreal port [Video]

Canada’s Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ordered a resumption of operations at the Port of Montreal from Saturday morning, the port’s employers association said, after the federal government stepped in and directed the labour board to end port disputes.

Canada on Tuesday intervened to end the labour disputes at the country’s biggest ports, including Vancouver in British Columbia and Montreal in Quebec, citing economic damage and the potential for driving away trading partners.

It was the second time in three months that the Liberal government has stepped in to halt a labour dispute. In August, it ordered an end to work stoppages at the country’s two largest railway companies.

Mexico’s Sheinbaum to present constitutional safeguard for non-GMO corn in coming days

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her government would in the coming days present a plan to protect the country’s non-genetically modified white corn under the constitution.

The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) said it would comply with the labour board’s directive, …