Working Poverty in Mexico Will Fall to 30.7% in 2026
This figure represents a decrease of 3.2 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year, according to INEGI.
Labor
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Missing Striking Teachers from CNTE Found in Chiapas; Prosecutor’s Office Investigates Alleged Extortion
The teachers were found only one day after a Morena mayor organized a shock group which shot at striking teachers and kidnapped 15 of them in neighbouring Oaxaca.
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Morena Mayor who Organized Shock Group That Shot at & Kidnapped Striking Teachers in Oaxaca Resigns
The attack by the mayor of San Pablo Villa de Mitla sparked outrage among teachers’ unions & the local Congress, who were already demanding his removal and an immediate arrest warrant.
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Mexico City Deputies Unanimously Approve Care System Law
More than three million people in Mexico City require care due to life stage, disability, or dependency: unpaid work in this area is equivalent to approximately 12% of GDP.
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INEGI: Mexican Job Insecurity Increased in First Quarter 2026, Informal Employment Rate 54.78%
Mexico’s employed population increased by 551,651 in Q1, the lowest creation since 2011, but it was entirely informal.
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CNTE Sets Up Indefinite Sit-in in Mexico City After Riot Police Tear Gas Teachers
Teachers are demanding that President Sheinbaum keep her campaign promise to repeal the 2007 ISSSTE Law.
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Tornel Strike Resolution Hinges on 40 Hour Workweek & Tornel’s Legal Obligations
The tire plant strike attracted international attention after four workers were shot during a mid-March attack on the picket line by a shockgroup of over 60.
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Day Labourer Shot by National Guard
“It’s a miracle Marcelino is alive. We only ask that the authorities investigate this serious crime because they shot without any justification and directly at families.”
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Mexico’s Arbitration Board Orders Reinstallation of Honda Union Leader Fired in 2010
Jose Luis Solorio Alcala was fired in 2010 along with other workers after the creation of an independent union at the Honda plant in El Salto, Jalisco.
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CNTE Announces National Strike on June 1st & Occupation of Mexico City’s Zócalo
Union leadership says “the President of the Republic’s refusal to address our legitimate demands” led to the consensus to begin the national strike.
