Informality Reigns Among Workers
Mexico’s enduring high levels of informality means the progress seen in recent years with minimum wage increases & vacations has not had the desired impact.
Labor
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Monte de Piedad Board Rejects Appearance Before Court
1,800 workers have been without income or benefits since the strike began in October 2025.
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Judging the Crimes of Fascist US Imperialism
The International Anti-Imperialist and Anti-Fascist Meeting, held at the headquarters of Mexico’s Electrical Workers Union, aimed to confront the onslaughts of US imperialism.
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School Administrators, Parents, Teachers & Unions Reject Premature End of Mexican School Year
The Secretariat of Education cut 28 days of classes, provoking protest amongst those who see the government “protecting the interests of the business class in the context of the World Cup.”
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Unpaid Work in Mexico is Equivalent to Cost of 30 World Cups
More than 72 percent of unpaid domestic and care tasks are performed by women; a core part of the daily functioning of the economy that remains outside of remuneration schemes.
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Mexico’s Labour Spring… with Low Temperatures & Blizzards
Substantive advances such as wage increases exist alongside serious deficiencies in working conditions & institutions: a lack of labour inspectors, undemocratic unions, growing informality and the privatized pension system.
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The Eternal Class Struggle
Despite armed attacks, police collusion & an unsympathetic state (to say the least), the strike at Tornel continues as over a thousand workers square off against an exploitative, aggressive transnational.
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Workloads & Working Hours are Main Risks to Workers’ Health in Mexico
The health of four out of every ten workers in Mexico is seriously threatened by excessive workloads and working hours.
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Nacional Monte de Piedad Union Rejects Government Arbitration Proposal
1,850 workers have not received their salaries for seven months, but they reject the government’s proposal for arbitration and demand the employer respect their collective bargaining agreement.
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Mexico City’s International Workers Day Mobilized 20,000
National unions such as CNTE, SME and unions representing PEMEX and TelMex workers participated in multiple marches which converged on the Zócalo.
