On March 3, 2026, the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States was amended to reduce the workweek from forty-eight hours to forty hours, by two hours per year beginning in 2027. The ...

The Mexican legislature approved a bill to increase the workweek to 40 hours by 2030, though the workweek remains six days long.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a news conference at Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on February 23 [Raquel ...

Workers cut a steel bar at a metal-mechanical parts factory in Apodaca, Mexico, March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo MEXICO CITY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate on Wednesday approved ...

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recently announced it was time to implement a nationwide 40-hour work week for employees instead of the 48 hours most people in Mexico ...

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The idea of working 40 hours a week is foreign to folks in Mexico, but that could soon change. Lawmakers south of the border are considering lowering the standard ...

Does your work week feel longer than 40 hours? It probably is. It turns out most American adults work an average of 47 hours each week, almost a full day more than the "standard" five-day, 9-to-5 ...

Mexican lawmakers unanimously approved a worker-friendly labor reform that will gradually reduce the workweek, notching a fresh victory for the ruling leftist coalition. The reform backed by President ...

Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a proposal to move the state from a standard 40-hour work week to a 32-hour work week. Sounds like a good idea for workers, but is it really? Washington Democratic ...

Mexico’s ruling Morena party hailed the bill’s successful passage, after years of back-and-forth with business owners.