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Mexico Lifts 2026 Minimum Wage 13% and Sends 40-Hour Workweek Plan to Congress

Economists warn of inflation risks given a cooling economy.

Minnesota Opens Early Paid Leave Applications for 2025 New Parents Ahead of Jan. 1 Program Launch

Mexico Begins 2026 Minimum‑Wage Talks as Unions Seek Bigger Raise, End to MIR

France Rejects Asbestos Classification for ArcelorMittal Fos Site—for Now

CEPA Reports 276,000 Formal Jobs Lost in Argentina Since Late 2023 as 19,000 Employers Close

Banamex Sees Mexico’s 2026 Minimum Wage Near 309.5 Pesos as Sheinbaum Signals Another Rise

Mexico City Leads Nation in October Formal Job Gains, Retains Top IMSS Affiliation

Civil Group Urges 16% 2026 Minimum-Wage Hike in Mexico, Proposes Smaller Border Increase

Mexico Begins 40-Day Aguinaldo Payouts to Federal Workers Under Sheinbaum Decree

Unédic Lays Out Options to Rein In Costly Ruptures Conventionnelles

Pope Leone XIV Calls for Joint Action on Dignified Work at Jubilee of the World of Work

Calcutta High Court Orders Immediate Restart of MGNREGA in West Bengal

IMSS Reports 198,454 New Formal Jobs in October as Employment Nears Record

France Weighs Alternative to Apprentice Payroll Exemption Repeal in 2026 Social Security Bill

Russia Begins Three-Day Workweek for Nov. 5–7 After Holiday Shift

Assam NHM Staff’s Statewide Sit-In Enters Day Two, Disrupting Health Services

France Launches Work and Pensions Conference With Key Absences

Japan’s Job-Openings Ratio Holds at 1.20 as New Hiring Cools in September

Brazil's Lower House Approves Paid Menstrual Leave of Up to Two Days

Italy’s Real Wages Still 8.8% Below 2021 as Pay Growth Stalls, Istat Says