Six Structural Barriers Hinder Gender Equality in Mexican Workplaces
Equality is not a concession or a favor, it is an act of justice. As long as women’s work remains invisible, there will be no economic justice.
Labor
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November is a Key Month for Work Week Reduction Reform
90 years ago, the ILO defined the 40 hour workweek as an international standard. Mexico still has, in 2025, a 48 hour workweek, one of the longest in the world.
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Grupo México Loses Appeal to End Strike at San Martín Mine
Los Mineros obtained a new ruling in its favor so that the mine in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, can continue a strike that has already lasted 18 years.
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High School Teachers Demonstrate, Demand Salary Equalization
Outside Mexico’s National Palace, they called on the federal government to “not fall into the game of passing the buck”, for President Sheinbaum to listen & comply with their 2023 agreement or they would implement a national work stoppage.
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CNTE Teachers Thwart Right Wing Party Assembly
Teachers from Valles Centrales disrupted a political event orchestrated for a new party being formed by ex-governor of Oaxaca Ulises Ruiz Ortiz , responsible for repression against teachers in 2006 which led to 20 murders & multiple disappearances.
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Mexico Launches Deforestation-Free Avocado Export Program
The new program will also move to regularize employment conditions for agricultural workers, along them to access social security benefits.
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Wrangler Mexico & Surplus Value Extraction
Although value is produced in Mexico and Central America, it is only realized in the United States and Europe, where the final products are consumed.
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The Power of International Alliances
Mexico and other countries face powerful resistance to approve necessary reforms such as the reduction of the work week, which must be made a reality.
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Mexican Senators Propose Pay Transparency
Senators highlight that without salary transparency, it’s virtually impossible to file a claim for unfair pay, thus perpetuating the gender pay gap.
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16 Proposals for 40 Hour Workweek in Chamber of Deputies
With nothing coming from the President, proposals for a 40 hour work week continue to emerge in the Chamber of Deputies, along with calls to stop postponing the debate.
