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...