Overview
- The Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social published a staged schedule in early June that reduces the standard 48‑hour week by two hours a year to reach 40 hours in 2030.
- Under the official calendar firms would move to 46 hours in 2027, 44 hours in 2028, 42 hours in 2029 and 40 hours in 2030 while receiving tax breaks, SME aid and incentives for early adopters.
- Labor activists in Baja California have retooled their campaign and now demand a faster cut to a 35‑hour week by 2030 and are planning new tactics including a possible national consultation during the 2027 electoral cycle.
- Regional business groups such as Nayarit’s council report active coordination with the labor ministry to run workshops and training, but key rules on overtime pay, shift reorganization and enforcement remain unresolved.
- Supporters point to ILO research and local estimates that shorter hours can raise pay and productivity and reduce accidents, but policymakers must still weigh fiscal costs, firm-level disruption and how compliance will be monitored across states.