The Council of Representatives of the National Minimum Wage Commission have unanimously agreed to a 20% increase in the general minimum wage, bringing it to 249 pesos per day by January 1, 2024. This decision was reached during the first minutes of December 1, coinciding with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's fifth anniversary in office.
Close to Mexico City's bustling Constituyentes Avenue, a team of specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has made a groundbreaking discovery: a series of pre-Hispanic funerary graves, including ten truncated conical tombs dating back around 3,500 years.
The annual negotiations for adjustments to Mexico's minimum wage have begun, and José Medina, president of the Employers' Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex), has revealed plans for a substantial 12.8% increase by 2024. However, the final decision rests with the National Minimum Wage Commission.
After months of deliberation, the reduction of the work week to 40 hours for Mexican workers is approaching a crucial stage in the Chamber of Deputies. The initiative, initially proposed in March, seeks to mandate two days of rest for every five days of work, effectively reducing the work week from 48 to 40 hours.
Monday, November 20, 2023 marks the 113th anniversary of the beginning of the Mexican Revolution, a period of change for the people of Mexico. It is a National Holiday, and a time to enjoy the freedoms brought about by Mexico's revolutionaries, so banks, government offices and many businesses will be closed.
Businesses throughout Mexico will be offering great deals from November 17-20 during El Buen Fin, a nationwide shopping event inspired by Black Friday in the US. Over these 4 days, special promotions, discounts and payment plans will be offered in-store and online.
In a significant milestone for the state of Jalisco, more than 2 million workers are now registered within the formal sector. This achievement marks a historic moment for the state, and the 80,469 new jobs created in the first 10 months of the year make it the second-highest contributor to job growth nationwide.
If you are planning to celebrate the holidays at home in Puerto Vallarta, plan ahead! Costco recently revealed plans to temporarily close all 41 of its branches in Mexico on Thursday, November 23, and on Mondays, December 25 and January 1, so their employees can celebrate the holidays with their loved ones.
If you'd rather see butterflies on a mountaintop than slather yourself with sun block on a tourist-packed beach, you'll be happy to hear that Monarch butterflies are settling in at their winter abode in the forests of the States of México and Michoacán, and are expected to be ready to greet visitors by mid-November.
In the wake of the devastation Hurricane Otis left in Acapulco, COPARMEX President, José Medina Mora Icaza, is offering a lifeline to displaced workers. His plan seeks to connect them with employment opportunities in tourist hotspots like Puerto Vallarta, aiming to bridge the gap and boost the local economy.
