Overview

• Morena deputy Julia Arcelia Olguín Serna filed a Ley General de Igualdad Salarial that would mandate biennial pay audits, salary registers, objective job valuation, and transparency rights for workers.
• The bill would require equality plans at workplaces with more than 50 employees, prohibit requesting applicants’ salary history, allow retroactive payments in cases of discrimination, and empower the STPS to oversee compliance within a one‑year rollout.
• Mexico City’s labor secretariat (STyFE) published an Internal Equal Pay Audit guide aligned with ILO Convention 100 to help employers identify, analyze, and correct gender pay disparities.
• Despite modest improvements noted by Conasami since 2018, INEGI data show women in Mexico still earn about 25% less than men, and OCC reports 76% of workers have experienced or witnessed pay inequality with many avoiding salary discussions.
• Peru’s IPE reports a 27.2% gender pay gap in 2024, widening to 39.7% in rural areas and exceeding 40% in regions such as Arequipa and Moquegua, with care burdens and motherhood linked to persistent disparities.