Mexico: government eyes rights for platform workers

After the minimum wage, Mexico’s new president Claudia Sheinbaum, who came to power in early October, is now tackling digital platforms. A bill was submitted to the Chamber of Deputies’ labour and social forecast committee on 3 December, adding a section dedicated to these workers, of whom there are an estimated 658,000 in the country, to labour law. While guaranteeing the possibility of using workers flexibly, this recognises the subordinate relationship between digital platforms and workers a