The Chamber of Deputies approved the salary reform in general and in particular by unanimous vote of 478 votes. Here we tell you what it is and how it affects you..
After this it was sent to the Senate for discussion, where It has already been approved unanimously. in the united commissions of Constitutional Points and Legislative Studies.
This reform by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), establishes that the increase in the minimum wage in Mexico and the border areas must be above the annual average inflation rate.
With the approval for discussion in the Senator, the possibility opens that the project could come into force as of 2025.
Senate committees approve salary reform; goes to plenary for discussion
In legislative session, the united Senate Committees on Constitutional Points and Legislative Studies unanimously approved the ruling on the salary reform.
After this situation, the project goes to plenary for discussionwhere it is also expected to be unanimously approved.
This is the same as in the Chamber of Deputies, where it was approved by legislators from all parties.
What is salary reform? This would be the adjustment in salaries
This AMLO reform, presented in order to maintain the purchasing power of the working class, aims to make the increases of the minimum wage always be above the general inflation rate.
That is, starting in 2025, workers’ minimum wages must register an increase equal to or greater than the inflation level, so an adjustment will be made to the 249 pesos newspapers in force in this 2024 and the 374 pesos newspapers in the border area.
The salary reform also stipulates that the following workers will not be able to have a remuneration less than the average salary registered with the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS):
- Basic level teachers in public schools
- Police
- National guard
- Armed forces
- Doctors
- Nurses
This reform is part of the last 20 constitutional reforms that President AMLO sent on February 5, 2024.
Salary Reform: Chamber of Deputies discussed the possible effects
The deputy of the National Action Party (PAN), Martha Amalia Moyapointed out “there is a risk of generating a series of structural problems that promote and encourage greater labor informality.”
According to the PAN member, some problems caused by the salary reform can generate structural problems such as:
- lower social collection
- precariousness of working conditions
- reduced productivity
- greater social inequality
However, the Morenoist legislator, Pedro Haces, maintained that the reform will benefit millions of workers, since this reform will consolidate the investment y ability of its workers, “not from the precariousness of wages and working conditions.”
After the approval of the salary reform to the first paragraph of section VI of Section A, it will be sent to the Senate Chamberdiscussed and, if applicable, approved.
Senate received minutes of the reform of the National Guard (Galo Cañas Rodríguez / Cuartoscuro)
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