Overview

• The Chamber of Deputies will concentrate on transitory articles that set timelines, sector rules and size-based flexibility, with negotiations led by Patricia Mercado from September to December.
• STPS concluded six regional forums and plans to publish a report by Sept. 1 to accompany the submission of the formal initiative.
• Labor secretary Marath Bolaños emphasizes dialogue and phased implementation, citing ILO findings that shorter hours can improve productivity by reducing fatigue and errors.
• Business groups and regional authorities support the objective but seek fiscal incentives, subsidies, grace periods and overtime-rule adjustments to help SMEs and continuous-operations sectors adapt.
• Advocates cite WHO/OIT health data and company pilots, including Walmex and BBB Foods Inc., which they say have maintained jobs and productivity under 40-hour schedules.