Mexico STPS News

Mexico Labor Reform Drives 15K+ Collective Contracts, Union Democracy Strengthened

The STPS and Centro Federal de Conciliación y Registro Laboral report that over 15,000 new Collective Labor Contracts (CCT) have been approved under Mexico's 2019 labor reform, bringing the total to 45,549 active contracts. Of 30,549 pre-existing contracts legitimized through worker votes involving over 7 million workers, only 1.5% were rejected. Alfredo Domínguez Marrufo, Director of CFCRL, noted that 99% of terminated contracts were dropped by unions without even submitting them to worker votes, and that nearly 100,000 contracts still lack union representation.

Mexico Minimum Wage Recovery Sustained, Purchasing Power Grows

The National Minimum Wage Commission (CONASAMI) bulletin reports that Mexico's 2026 general minimum wage of 9,582.47 pesos monthly (effective January 1) grew 13% year-over-year, outpacing the 5.6% annual rise in the basic food basket (4,940.45 pesos in March 2026). Workers can now purchase 1.94 basic baskets versus 0.78 baskets at end-2018, representing cumulative purchasing-power recovery of 152.4% above inflation. The bulletin attributes food-basket increases to transient climate-related supply disruptions affecting tomato, lemon, chili, and potato prices, and notes the PACIC price-stability agreements with gas stations and producers.

STPS Opens San Quintín Office, Collects Agricultural Worker Demands

Mexico's STPS launched operations at the Centro de Atención Integral para Trabajadores Agrícolas in San Quintín, Baja California, on April 20, 2026. The office will provide direct on-the-ground services to agricultural workers, addressing labor informality, low wages, precarious conditions, limited social security access, and cases of workplace violence. The initiative is part of the Plan de Justicia para Trabajadores Agrícolas and includes coordination with the Servicio Nacional de Empleo and protocols to prevent violence against women in agricultural workplaces.