Brugada Makes 13,000 Mexico City Public Workers Permanent

ByMexico Solidarity

This article originally appeared in the September 9, 2025 edition of Los Reporteros.

Mexico City’s workforce has worked for many years on temporary and unstable contracts, but with the Payroll Basification Program 8, proposed and implemented by the Mexico City government, as of September 1, more than 13,000 workers on that payroll were granted permanent contracts, meaning they had secured permanent positions.

Head of Government Clara Brugada spearheaded the Basificación Program in front of thousands of employees who gathered at the capital’s Zócalo. Brugada celebrated this step as an act of labor justice, because workers will now have social security, benefits, and the peace of mind of formal employment that provides security for them and their families.

“Our commitment was to safeguard labor rights and improve the working conditions of those who lead Mexico City government services; first and foremost, I want to thank them,” said Clara Brugada.

According to Finance Secretary Juan Pablo de Botton, interviews, file reviews, and seniority checks were conducted to achieve this goal. Most of the beneficiaries are from the municipalities of Iztapalapa, Gustavo A. Madero, and Coyoacán.

“This step represents an act of labor justice, because now workers will have social security, benefits, and the peace of mind of formal employment that gives them and their families certainty.”

Among those currently receiving places are 840 people with disabilities, which promotes employment inclusion and equal opportunities.

In this first phase of the Program, the Mexico City government invested 582 million pesos. Starting September 15, workers will receive their first basic paycheck, with benefits such as pension funds, housing loans, and more. According to Brugada Molina, the program aims to fill 100% of the 8th payroll in the first half of 2026.

“Without a doubt, today will go down in history, because the Head of Government, less than a year after taking office, has kept her promise to make more than 14,000 workers permanent residents, an unprecedented and historic event in the last 30 years,” said José Carlos Acosta, General Director of Personnel Administration and Administrative Development in Mexico City.

Clara Brugada, along with her labor cabinet, managed to provide a stable future for more than 13,000 workers in the nation’s capital. Thus, permanent employment represents an opportunity to build a life with greater security, less inequality, and justice for themselves and their families.