Country Trading Profiles Mexico

The active population in figures

Source: CIA - The world factbook ; UN - United Nations ; World Bank

Note: (e) Estimated data

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.

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 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)