One of the reforms to the Federal Labor Law (LFT) most anticipated by workers in the Mexican formal sector is the one proposed by the reduction of the working day from 48 hours to 40 hours.
Under this understanding, it will be next August of this 2024 when the legislative work of the new Legislature in the Congress of the Union begins, so it is contemplated that during said month, or in September, the reform of the Federal Law will be analyzed of Labor (LFT) for the reduction of the working day from 48 hours to 40 hours.
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And we will have to remember that, In recent weeks, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urged legislators to debate reforms to the Federal Labor Law (LFT) after the federal elections, which took place on June 2, 2024, although analysts have pointed out that The amendment would really be taken into account after the term of the current President of the Republic ends, that is, after October 1 of the current year..
Data is confirmed that makes workers who are waiting for the 40-hour work day happy
In recent days, economic data was released that would benefit more workers if the reform to the Federal Labor Law (LFT) was approved to reduce the work week from 48 hours to 40 hours. What is it about?
Firstly, it is no secret to anyone that one of the biggest problems in Mexico, economically speaking, is the high rate of informality that persists throughout the national territory, which is why the recent figures released by the Director of Economic Analysis of Grupo Base, Gabriela Sillerhave surprised in this sense.
And it is that, According to what was announced by the specialist, so far in 2024, the informality rate was located at 54.3%, a figure that represents a decrease of 0.8 percentage points in the last year and its lowest level in the mexican history.
However, Gabriela Siller pointed out, the informal employment rate in the Mexican national territory continues to be very high, since more than 50% of employed people are employed there.
In this way, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), to date 32.1 million people in the Mexican national territory are employed in some form of informal employment, which is equivalent to 54.3% of the employed population.
On the other hand, in relation to the states of Mexico with the highest and lowest rate of informal employment, the figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) reveal the following:
States with the highest informality rate:
*Oaxaca (81.1%)
*Warrior (78.6%)
*Chiapas and Hidalgo (70.9%)
States with the lowest informality rate:
*Coahuila de Zaragoza (33.8%)
*Chihuahua (34.5%)
*Nuevo León (36%)
*Baja California (37.4%).
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