US EditionMexican government hikes minimum wage, pushes shorter work week
The minimum wage will rise 13% to 315.04 pesos daily, lifting wages 154% since 2018, while the workweek will be reduced from 48 to 40 hours by 2030, government says.
- Dec 3, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a 13% minimum-wage increase for 2026 and a bill to cut the work week to 40 hours by 2030.
- After consultations with the finance ministry, the central bank and the business community, officials said this decision reflects agreements among labor, business and government leaders.
- The government calculated the 2026 wage using the MIR and a 6.5% adjustment, raising the general daily minimum to 315.04 pesos and the monthly to 9,582.47 pesos, with border wages near 440.87 pesos.
- Minimum-Wage and care-economy workers will see higher pay, as 61 professions will rise with the general minimum, though analysts and Central Bank Deputy Governor Jonathan Heath warned this could fuel inflation next year.
- Mexico's long hours—2,193 in 2024—frame the urgency of the change, with a phased reduction starting in 2027 to reach a 40-hour workweek by 2030.
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According to CNN en Español, Mexico is preparing for a significant change in the world of work. Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum wants the country to move beyond the 48-hour workweek—one of the longest in Latin America—and join the growing movement advocating for more rest and a better quality of life. Her proposal: to reduce it to 40 hours, gradually, between 2026 and 2030. If it passes, more than 13.4 million workers will benefit, according to the prop…
President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced an increase of 13 percent in the general minimum wage, and of 5 percent for the Northern Border Free Zone, which in 2026 will reach 9,000 582 and 13 thousand 409 pesos, respectively. As the Secretary of Labor and Social Security, Marath Bolaños, pointed out, with these increases there is already a 154 percent recovery in the purchasing power of the minimum wage compared to the amount in force before th…
UPDATE 3-Mexican government hikes minimum wage, pushes shorter work week
Starting in January, the minimum wage will rise 13% to 315.04 pesos ($17.27) per day, part of an agreement between labor, business and government leaders, Labor Minister Marath Bolanos said. The daily wage, however, will increase to about 440.87 pesos in parts of northern Mexico near the border with the United States, where wages are higher.
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