Mexico: step towards 20 days’ paid paternity leave

On 6 March, committees of the Mexican Senate approved a proposal to reform paternity leave, extending the allowance from five to 20 working days. Paternity leave may also be extended to 30 days in the event of “complications after childbirth detrimental to the mother or the newborn”, on presentation of a medical certificate. This leave, which will be fully paid, can be taken for the birth of a child by the biological father, as well as in the event of adoption. The reform was approved by the Ch