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Mexico Regulator Nixes IFT Severance, Directs Ex-Staff to Labor Courts

The regulator says the dispute now belongs in labor courts due to prior terminations used to collect MetLife separation insurance.

Overview

  • The CRT confirmed it will not pay roughly 50 million pesos in severance to former free‑designation IFT employees, citing their signed termination papers.
  • Ex‑workers said the baja they signed on October 16 formalized the institute’s extinction rather than a rights waiver, and they protested outside the former IFT headquarters.
  • The agency reported the claimant group shrank from 133 to 89 after some people withdrew, and it advised the remainder to pursue claims before labor authorities.
  • Documents indicate several ex‑employees already collected MetLife separation insurance that required proof of termination and drew on public funds, a factor officials say precludes a second payout.
  • Stenographic records show the IFT Plenary limited indemnities to career‑service staff, and coordination with the Finance Ministry over a 2,560‑million‑peso trust stalled during the transition.