December 2024 - Mexico - Deputies approve labour reform for app delivery drivers; now it's the Senate's turn

Mexico's Chamber of Deputies has approved an initiative by President Claudia Sheinbaum to grant greater benefits to drivers and couriers working for digital applications in the country. Now it's the Senate's turn: all laws and decrees must be debated and approved by both chambers before they can be promulgated.

The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, presented the initiative to reform the Federal Labour Law to ensure that the 658,000 digital application workers in the country have access to all labour rights, including social security through the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).

The deputies agreed that in addition to the 6-month pilot test, the registration of delivery drivers and drivers with the Mexican Social Security Institute will be reviewed during the same period to ensure that the Tax Administration Service does not charge them any more taxes.

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