The active population in figures

Note: (e) Estimated data

Working conditions

Legal weekly duration

48 hours per week (8 hours per day)

Retirement age

65 years old

Working contracts

Employment contracts can be for a specific job assignment or for a fixed period of time. If there is no stipulation, it is for an indefinite period of time.

Cost of labor

Minimum wage

52.50 MXN  in the geographical area  A,  50.96 MXN in the geographical B, 49.50 MXN in the geographical C.  Consult the site of minimum wages  for  the geographical zones since the minimum wages per hour are modified every month.

Average wage

Average monthly gross earnings in Mexico is MXN 5,660 (USD 430). For more information, consult National Minimum Salaries Commission

Social contributions

Social security contributions paid by employers: 2 %.
Social security contributions paid by employees: 10.5 %.

Social partners

Social dialogue and involvement of social partners

Mexican syndicates (or unions) are divided and organized by activity sectors and they have a relative power.  Most of them are affiliated to The Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM). It must be considered that the syndicates have been developed as institutions of 'social resistance' which prevent, in many cases, structural reforms as well as the economic development of the country.

Unions

Mexican Syndicates
Confederation of Mexican Workers

Unionization rate

30 %.

Labor regulation bodies

Ministry of Labor and Social Security
Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (COPARMEX)