Workweek Reform Lowers Overtime Pay
“As it stands, the reform gives employers tools to extend the workday more cheaply than before,” labour specialist Loyo concluded, opening the door to an effective 52 hour work week.
Labor
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Hyundai Supplier Union Wins Recognition
After a four and a half year fight, SITRABICS was recognized as a union of transport workers in the supply chains in Mexico & the US.
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Mexican Senate Committees Approve Gradual 40 Hour Work Week
Workers Party Senator Gonzalo Yañez stated all arguments in favor of the reform are undermined by the issue of overtime pay & complained that initiatives presented by PT legislators had not been taken into account. Nevertheless, he said, they would vote in favour.
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Mexico’s National Film Archives Workers Demand Dignity
“Our struggle is legitimate; we are not asking for privileges or luxuries, only better working conditions and job security. We also seek dialogue. This situation has become unsustainable.”
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Aceves del Olmo Leaves CTM, PRI’s Labour Wing, After a Decade
The leadership of Mexico’s largest trade union federation has traditionally, and controversially, been a lifetime position.
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Constellation Brands Brewery Workers Seek Alternate Union
Workers in Obregón City, Sonora affiliated with Frente Unido Section 27, supported by SINAGA.
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Morena Legislators Defend Gradual 40 Hour Workweek, Lack of Two Days Off
Mexico’s 40 hour workweek will only come into effect in 2030, critics say the legislation opens the door to 12 hour workdays and reduced overtime pay.
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Mexico’s Proposed Workweek Law Promises Triple Overtime, but Fear Rules the Workplace
Dozens of consulted workers agree on a pattern: overtime is not negotiated, it is ordered and refusing it usually results in veiled threats, shift changes, pay cuts or disguised firings.
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Mexico’s Gig Worker Reform Risks Institutionalizing Exclusion of Women Workers
Workers are demanding that platform companies implement real protocols against violence, with effective sanctions & a guarantee that “reporting will not bring us algorithmic punishments.”
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Mexican Union Fights in US After First Brands Bankruptcy & Factory Closures
Mexican workers with 30 years of seniority were told by the legal advisors of the US autoparts company that “there was no money to pay salaries or continue operations.”
