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On average, Mexicans work 2,137 hours a year, according to a study carried out in 2019 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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The countries where the most work is done is Costa Rica with 2,060 hours per year, South Korea with 1,967 hours per year and Russia with 1,965 hours per year.
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Ricardo Salinas Pliego, is the founder and president of Grupo Salinas, a conglomerate that includes companies such as Banco Azteca, Tv Azteca, Total Play, Elektra, the Mazatlán Soccer Club, among others.
Ricardo Salinas Pliego established a position against the proposal to reduce the work week from 48 to 40 hours that was approved in the Commissions of the Chamber of Deputies. In fact, the employer made it very clear in his social networks who is against this initiative.
The objective of these reforms to the law to reduce working hours is to that Mexican workers improve their performance. Even, a reduction of hours in the night work shift is sought, leaving work nights of 5 hours.
This initiative has already been referred to the Board of Directors for discussion and voting in plenary.
The reduction of hours in the workday would go from eight to six hours a day, alternatively a second option will be discussed, which would be a 4-day workday (Monday to Thursday) and 3 days off.
In Latin America, the most recent exercise on this topic took place in the Chilean congress that approved the reduction of the working day from 45 to 40 weekly hours, a law that will be applied progressively over the next five years. While countries like the UK continue experimenting with four-day work weeks. For its part, France attributes the creation of jobs as a consequence of the reduction in working hours, stating that a reduction in the work week leads to more employment because more workers are needed to cover the hours.
These initiatives finally compare Mexico with countries like France and the United Kingdom that have totally different conditions in terms of population and economy. Will it be possible for Mexico to approve the reduction of the working week?
Currently, the Federal Labor Law establishes that a person can work up to 48 hours a week, with a maximum of 8 hours a day, six days a week. Although according to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Mexico is the worst country in terms of the work-life relationship, a consequence of its long working hours and little free time.
