Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Mexico's federal government introduced a reform proposal to reduce the workweek to 40 hours from 48 hours without cutting wages or benefits.
The proposal, presented by Labor Secretary Marath Bolaños, would be implemented gradually starting in 2027 with a two-hour reduction each year until reaching a 40-hour workweek in 2030.
The administration expects to submit the initiative in 2026 after completing technical talks with business leaders, unions and specialists and securing the necessary votes in Congress and in state legislatures because it is a constitutional reform.
The initiative will be sent to the Senate for debate. President Claudia Sheinbaum said the framework was unanimously agreed to by the government, business leaders and unions, the newspaper Expansión reported.
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