Overview
- The presidential initiatives to amend the Constitution and Labor Law were formally sent to the Senate, where committees plan hearings and debates in 2026 starting in February, according to commission chair Óscar Cantón Zetina.
- Work hours will step down from 48 to 46 in 2027, 44 in 2028, 42 in 2029 and 40 in 2030 under a tripartite agreement between the government, employers and unions.
- The reform enters into force on May 1, 2026 with a yearlong adaptation period that mandates electronic records of ordinary and overtime hours, raises the weekly overtime limit to 12, and bans overtime for minors.
- Authorities state that pay and benefits cannot be reduced as hours fall, with these protections to be enshrined in the Constitution and the Federal Labor Law.
- Conasami unanimously approved the 2026 minimum wage at 315.04 pesos per day nationally and 440.87 pesos in the Northern Border Zone, composed of a 17.01‑peso MIR plus a 6.5% adjustment, while business groups back graduality and seek fiscal relief for SMEs.