Mexico plans gradual reduction to 40-hour work week by 2030

Reuters

Thu, May 1, 2025, 3:52 PM 1 min read

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's government will gradually reduce the standard work week to 40 hours, Labor and Social Security Minister Marath Bolanos said on Thursday, in a move expected to take full effect by January 2030.

Speaking at a Labor Day event, Bolanos said the ministry will hold a series of forums in cities across the country from June to July to help shape a proposal for the gradual transition.

Mexico currently has a 48-hour work week.

Efforts to shorten the work week have faced delays. In 2023, a bill aiming to reduce the limit to 40 hours met resistance in Congress, and it was delayed again in 2024. Congress has not approved the legislation.

The initiative is part of the broader labor reform agenda under President Claudia Sheinbaum.

(Reporting by Ana Isabel Martinez and Natalia SiniawskiEditing by Rod Nickel)