Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Mexico as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Mexico: #MeToo reaches Mexico
The #MeToo movement has made it to Mexico …
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Mexico: President vows crackdown on corruption
Private immigration and customs agents are under investigation by the Mexican authorities following allegations of corruption and migrant extortion …
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Mexico: Walmart avoids a strike with 5.5% wage increase
The company Walmart and the National Association of Workers of Commerce and Private Offices have agreed salary increases and other employee benefits …
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Mexico: Government says ratification of USMCA contingent upon end to Section 232 aluminium and steel tariffs
The Mexican Congress has been dragging its feet over approval of labour reform legislation necessary for the overall North American Free Trade Agreement (T-MEC) to be ratified …
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Mexico: Workers go on strike for wage hike
Thousands of workers in Matamoros, Tamaulipas have been participating in industrial action seeking salary increases up to 20% and annual bonuses up to Mex$32,000 (approx …
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Mexico: Daily general minimum wage slated to increase effective January 1, 2019
The new daily minimum wage has risen to 102 …
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Mexico: Government considers legalizing marijuana
A Bill to legalise the medical and recreational use of marijuana has been tabled in the Mexican Parliament …
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Mexico: EU and Mexico reach new agreement on trade
A new trade deal between Mexico and the EU has been hammered out and a full text will be available for signature by year end …
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Mexico: Over 46 million workers lack access to healthcare
According to the National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH) only around half of all those employed in Mexico are covered by work-related healthcare services …
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Mexico: Rules for application of Sanctions/fines issued
The Federal Public Employment Defence Agency of Mexico (“PROFEDET”) has published guidelines for the application of sanction and fines applicable in the event of failure by employers or Unions to appear at conciliatory meetings …
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Mexico: A record 29000 Mexicans were murdered last year
Companies with operations in the country should note that since December 2017 the new ‘Internal Security Law’ has allowed the military to police many areas of the country …
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Mexico: New national minimum wage for 2018
The new national minimum wage will be 88 …
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Mexico: National minimum wage
The national minimum wage has been raised by 10% to 88 …
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Mexico: Workers to ramp up strike action at Canadian mine
Strike action at the Canadian-owned Media Luna gold mine in the Mexican state of Guerrero is now entering its third week …
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Mexico: Canadian leader urges better salaries
During recent NAFTA talks the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, proposed that Mexico should pay workers higher wages and do away with its “yellow” unions …
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