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On 3 December, Mexico’s left-wing government announced that the minimum wage will increase on 1 January 2026, rising from 278.80 to 315.04 pesos per day (€14.87 or €452 per month)...

Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, unveiled his labour reform plans on 10 October during a visit to a metal processing plant in San Nicolás, around 230 kilometres from...

Left-wing Mexican MP Carina Piceno Navarro presented a bill on 9 September to allow employees of the same company to donate leave days to colleagues. This donation, which must be made anonymously...

The minimum wage in Mexico must be raised annually over the next few years to represent 2.5 basic baskets (a set of products and services considered essential for the survival and well-being of a...

On 2 June, a first instance judge blocked a decree that severely restricts the right to strike in Argentina. Article three of the presidential decree, published on 21 May, has been suspended on a...

A decree published on 21 May by the Argentine government classifies a range activities as essential. As a result, they will have to provide a 75% minimum service in the event of a strike. The CGT...

On 1 April 2025, the Colombian government published a decree aimed at protecting people who report sexual harassment at work to an administrative or judicial authority and at punishing employers...

On 30 April, the Chilean government announced that it had struck an agreement with the country's main trade union organisation, the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores, on an increase in the minimum...

On Thursday 1 May, the Mexican government announced a gradual reduction of the working week to 40 hours, down from the current 48 hours. According to the country’s leftwing president Claudia...

On 5 March, the Argentinian government published a decree banning clauses included in collective agreements that impose compulsory contributions on companies to fund employer organisations, even...

At the end of January, Chile approved a pension reform introducing a major change: employers must now contribute 8.5% of their employees’ salaries to the pension scheme. The new law also provides...

The director of Argentina's social security agency is proposing a reform of the pension system before the end of the year, including an increase in the legal retirement age. The president is...