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Mexico Launches Audits as Apps Split Over Gig Labor Reform Costs

President Sheinbaum has directed that platforms absorb reform costs, prompting Profeco to ready user-notification checks.

Overview

  • Mexico’s six-month pilot labor reform mandates IMSS enrollment and formal employment contracts for app-based drivers and couriers.
  • Uber raised mobility fares by up to 7% to offset new social security and contract obligations, remaining the only platform to adjust prices so far.
  • Rappi confirmed it will not pass reform expenses onto users, while DiDi and InDrive have yet to announce their pricing strategies.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum insisted companies must shoulder all operational expenses from the pilot rather than shifting them to consumers.
  • Profeco and the Labor Secretariat are coordinating inspections to enforce advance fare-notification rules and verify compliance with the labor reform.