1. Employment Law and Labor Relations in Mexico

2. LABOR LAW THE PILLARS OF LABOR LAW IN MEXICO EMPLOYMENT STABILITY
MINIMUM TERMS & CONDITIONS
LABOR LAW
RIGHT OF ASSOCIATION
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND STRIKE
EMPLOYEE PROFIT SHARING

3. Collective Bargaining
WHAT IS GOING ON?
Labor Justice
Subcontracting
Constitutional Amendment: Labor Boards transfer from Executive Power to the Judicial Power.
Federal administrative body takes over conciliation, union registration, CBAs administration & conflicts.
Approx. 800,000 labor cases (50% federal jurisdiction).
One year to prepare the secondary legislation, including:
1) Labor procedure
2) Administrative bodies
3) Judicial Branch Law
Legality questioned
Abuses
Extraordinary requirements and conditions:
Reform to VAT and Income Tax laws.
Right of association
Collective Bargaining
Reform in the Senate pending a decision
ILO Convention 98 At Senate

4. The Constitutional Reform of 2017:
DECENTRALIZED FEDERAL PUBLIC ORG.
Union registry
Management of CBA
Administrative procedure of the CBA and RIT
Conciliation as a procedural requirement.
CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION BOARD
LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE CENTERS
Conciliation as a procedural requirement.
Ordinary and Special Procedure for labor dispute resolution.
Union Registration of local jurisdiction.
Administration of Collective Bargaining Agreements and Company Regulations.
Conciliation within the process.
Collective procedures, strikes, collective conflicts.
LOCAL OR FEDERAL LABOR COURTS
Depend on and are part of the Judicial Power.
Local and Federal Courts.
The Boards will continue with the jurisdictional and registry work.

5. LABOR REALITY: Federal Jurisdiction Case Statistics As of June, 2017
Individual claims
440,317
Filed : 45,984
Terminated: 43,172
Collective filings
Strike calls 4,621
Terminated 3,275
Strikes 1
Collective Conflicts filings
CBAs Disputes 267
Terminated 183

6. LAWSUITS FILED IN PROGRESS BY STAGE AS OF JUNE 2017
PROCEDURE
RESOLUTION
AMPARO
RESOLUTION
ENFORCEMENT

7. Other Pending Labor Matters:
Transfer of Expertise
There is uncertainty with respect to the implementation of a judicial force to adjudicate labor cases, and the future for current Labor Board authorities.
Collective Bargaining
The system of collective bargaining in Mexico has been under national and international scrutiny (USA/TPP Countries).
The Executive submitted to the Senate the possible ratification of the ILO Convention 98 and presented the reform initiative to the FLL in April 2016.
NAFTA
Implementation of ILO Fundamental Rights?
Salaries
Review and eventually, increase the minimum wage. State wage policy under scrutiny.