Mexico: employers violating law on working hours face up to 12 years in prison

A decree published in Mexico’s official gazette on 6 July imposes severe penalties on employers who breach the legal working hours. In Mexico, this is 48 hours a week and eight hours a day, six days a week. Sunday is the only day of the week not worked. Overtime may not exceed three hours a day or nine hours a week and must be paid at double time. Imposing unpaid overtime is an offence of labour exploitation punishable by three to 10 years’ imprisonment. If the offence involves people from indi