State Will Rescue Steel Plant Together with Workers, Says Sheinbaum
The President promised the recovery of the the Coahuila steelworks would prioritize justice and payment for workers first, over creditors.
Labor
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“Minimum wage will increase by 12% each year,” Promises Sheinbaum
“It’s a way to distribute wealth in the country and improve the living conditions of Mexicans,” President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized during a working visit to Zacatecas.
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Labor Secretariat Launches Labor Rights Violation Portal
SIQAL allows individuals to report potential labor rights violations or accidents that occur in the workplace.
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Morena’s Monreal Rules Out Discussing Reduction in Working Hours in Next Legislative Session
Monreal contradicted earlier statements which said the move to a 40 hour work week would start this period, implemented by region and sector.
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Less Hours, More Life
There will be attempts to stop or dilute the push for a 40 hour work week, writes PT Deputy Gonzalo Gómez Alarcón, but the most important changes in Mexico’s history have emerged when organized people push from below.
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Delivering the Goods… Or Not.
Gilberto García of the International Transport Workers’ Federation says that workers possess enormous structural power: the potential to paralyze global trade.
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When Work Becomes a Crime
An interview with Dr. Maria Quintana on how making migration a question of legality evolved and how it puts all migrant workers at risk.
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Mexican Women Work More, But in Unpaid Labour
One of Mexico’s structural problems is that women spent twice as much time on unpaid work—66.8% of their total time—compared to men, who spent 33.2%.
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CNTE Says Funding Agreed Upon with Government Hasn’t been Delivered
The teachers say bureaucratic procedures have delayed funding as well as computers and projectors for schools, which have been needed since AMLO’s term.
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Michoacan Sugarcane Farmers Demand Decent Pension; They Live on 5,000 Pesos a Month
The sugarcane workers currently receive a pension of less than 60% of Mexico’s minimum wage, which places them in poverty and violates Article 123 of the Mexican Constitution and Mexico’s social security law.
