The work week applies 40 hours; Sheinbau: Implementation will be gradual

President of Claudia Shinbom announced that the current work week in Mexico, 48 hours, will be gradually reduced during the six -year period until it reaches 40 hours in January 2030.

In the National Palace, during a meal with union leaders to celebrate Labor Day, the Federal CEO said this reduction should be achieved through consensus and not through the imposition of the federal government.

“You can not from day to day, but the important thing is how we will do so with the consensus,” he said.

Shinbom said it is different with those who claim it is not the best time for this repair.

“It is always time, always, to defend Mexico’s workers,” he said.

For its part, the Minister of Labor, Marath Bolianius, said that reducing the working day in eight hours a week does not reduce the productivity or value generated. And he repeated that the implementation will be gradually so that all the working sectors meet in five years 40 hours a week.

He announced that from June 2 to July 7, the federal government will hold public forums with authorities, businessmen, trade union representatives and academic actors to build a proposal on how to gradually reach the fortieth work week.

They will discuss the work week 40 hours; The forums begin on June 2

The number will be gradually reduced until reaching the goal, in January 2030, President Shinbom said; He said the change will be achieved through consensus.

President Claudia Shinbom confirmed that the current working day in Mexico, 48 hours a week, will gradually reduce until it reaches 40 hours, in January 2030.

From the National Palace, the President of the Executive Authority said that it must be achieved to reduce the watches that operate a week with the consensus of opinions and not through the imposition of the federal government.

“All these great reforms that were made in Mexico were unanimously unanimously consensus, employers, workers and their operations. We want this to be a reform through consensus; therefore, today they are work tables, until we are judged with entrepreneurs, union representatives, and workers, to see how we will get the work day.

“You can not from day to day, but the important thing is how we will do so by consensus,” said Shinbom.

The president insisted that there will be sectors that argue that they are not the best time to create a 40 -hour working day, however, she said that consultations with employers and workers will start as soon as possible.

“Someone will say, because it is not the best moment.” no. no. It is always the time, always, to defend Mexico workers, always. “

The Minister of Labor, Marathi, commented that reducing working hours in eight working hours “does not reduce productivity, and the generated value is not reduced.”

The official said: “We will start with the gradual and gradual establishment for the work week for 40 hours in our country … We will gradually reduce the work week until we reach, no later than 2030, to a total of 40 hours a week.”

Polanus said the proposal will be discussed in public forums that will start on June 2, and the federal government, businessmen and academic representatives will participate.

“We will prepare the various sectors of workers, business payments, businessmen, academics, academics and other interested parties, so that the work of the Labor Party in various cities of the country is organized from July 7 this year, to build a proposal for how a graduate, graduate, graduate,.”

The announcement occurred on the anniversary of the Labor Day. Syndicate leaders went to the Treasury Hall, in the National Palace, where they ate with the president.

Union’s position

Before entering the meeting, the head of the Labor Conference, Reyes Sopranis, said that the 40 -hour proposal is analyzed so that it does not cause a decrease in workers ’wages.

“More jobs and jobs are better and wages better, and for the minimum increase, hide some of the benefits of some workers to make them a real recovery with the increases that have been provided,” he said.

Meanwhile, Pedro Haz, Secretary -General of the Independent Union of Workers and Mexico employees (Catem), said that the 40 -hour work day is the issue of Congress decomposing in an extraordinary period of sessions.

Data

Two years and count

• Since April 25, 2023, the Constitutional Points Committee has approved the reduction of the working week.
• The proposal stipulates a founding in Article 123 that two days of rest will be taken for five works.
• Currently, Magna Carta expects a six -day rest a day of work.