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Government Sets Early February Senate Vote on Labor Overhaul, Will Add Amendments on the Floor

The strategy keeps the committee text intact, with negotiated changes inserted during the article-by-article vote.

U.S. Tightens Temporary Visa System With New Bonds, Higher Fees and H‑1B Selection Shift

New Analyses Undercut Trump’s Boast That All Recent Job Gains Went to U.S.-Born Workers

Brazil Labor Chief Sees Election Year Boost for Shorter Workweek, End of 6x1

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 214,000 as Continuing Claims Edge Higher

Mexico’s 40-Hour Week Plan Draws Fire Over Rest Days and Overtime Rules

Gallego Presses H‑1B Oversight as DOJ Probes Big Tech and Consulates Tighten Screening

Monte de Piedad Workers Ratify Strike With Three-Quarter Majority

Sheinbaum Says 40‑Hour Workweek Plan Coming to Congress This Month

Mexico Readies 40-Hour Week Reform With 2026–2030 Rollout Plan

DHS Ends 540-Day Automatic Work-Permit Extensions, Triggering Renewal Scramble

Monte de Piedad Workers to Vote Nov. 12–14 on Whether to End Three-Week Strike

AI Startups Revive 72-Hour Workweeks as Weekend Work Shows Up in Spending Data

Study Says Trump Immigration Policies Would Shrink U.S. Workforce by 15.7 Million by 2035

IG Metall Escalates at Tesla Grünheide After Boss’s Election Remarks Trigger Legal Questions

Panasonic to Solicit October Early Retirements at Main Unit in Group Overhaul

Gujarat Passes Factory Law Allowing 12-Hour Shifts and Women’s Night Work

Poilievre Blames Temporary Foreign Workers for Youth Job Losses as New Data Fuels Clash

Mexico’s 40-Hour Workweek Moves Into Legislative Design As Business Group Lays Out Transition Demands

Mexico Sets September–December Window To Decide 40-Hour Workweek as Businesses Seek Relief