Tag Archives: Mexican Labor Law

Guidelines for a New Labor Law

By RICARDO CASTILLO     Prior to Easter vacation, the Mexican Chamber of Deputies approved the new Labor Law. Since it is a complex document, I will  try simplify it to make it more comprehensible. It must be stated beforehand that this reform to Article 3 of the Mexican Constitution was demanded by Canadian and U.S. union centrals in order to bring

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Mexican Labor Law Faces 29 Proposed Legislative Revisions

By RICARDO CASTILLO     Both houses of the Mexican Congress are about to embark on a rewriting of the Ley Federal del Trabajo (Federal Labor Law, or LFT). The LFT debate is expected to be multifaceted and particularly interesting, mainly because the administration of the current Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), will undoubtedly favor the exploited and beleaguered Mexican working class.

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