In Mexico at least 40 million people They lack decent workwithout sufficient salary and Without access to health and social security services, Organizations indicated this Friday Civil action against poverty and civil data.
In the presentation DIGNO Labor Observatory (OTD)The portal that shows the indicators of obvious, systematic and structural violations for the right to decent work, it was also indicated that 21.5 million Mexicans are more Mexicans “They are excluded from their right to work” And that the situation is “now more serious” than before the pandemic Covid-19.
“Almost 40 million people do not have enough decent work in Mexico, and we consider only those who do not have enough income, and those who do not have social security,” said Rogelio Gomez, the president of civil action against poverty.
He added that “the wages of poverty, poorly called informal work, which actually works without social insurance, without labor rights, days of more than 40 hours and jobs without protection, without a contract, without belonging, are poverty factories.”
He indicated that many work lacks funds for protection as the right to Stable hire, Collective negotiations and belonging to trade unionsThe field, therefore, Observatory They strive to insist that “this reality should change, because work is the right of a person, not goods.”
Women and youth suffering from shortcomings at work
Ana Polina Gonzalez, Responsible for Civil studies of actions and poverty dataHe emphasized that the purpose of this tool is to make the working conditions that cause poverty and inequality in Mexico visible.
“The indicators of the observatory allow us to clearly see that the root of poverty is associated with the exception of labor and unreliability, which also affects women and youth more,” said Gonzalez.
According to data from National Examination of Lessons and Employment (ENOE) of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi), In the first quarter of this year, people who work and receive a poverty salary “insufficient to purchase two main baskets per month”, account for 32.9 million, which is 67% of the occupied population.
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While the pandemic in this situation was 30.4 million people, who then amounted to 62% of the occupied population.
In Mexico, the main basket for May 2025 has an average cost of 910 pesos and consists of 24 Main products for a family of four people Satisfy your needs Food and hygiene. It also includes an egg, lemon, apple, pineapple, white bread, toilet paper, chicken, beef and pork, corn cake, rice, butter, onions and beans.
Other shortcomings
In addition to insufficient wages, Dep He reports that about 35.1 million people who work are faced with work without social security, that is, 60% of employment, although there were 34.2 million before the pandemic.
Among those who work at workplaces without a stable agreement, 18.6 million, against 18.9 million five years ago, while without a trade union affiliation of 33.1 million against 30.9 million until 2020.
“These millions of workers do not have enough collective organization, representative offices for negotiations on their working conditions. In addition, in 14.4 million people exceed 48 hours, and the 40 -hour day is discussed, because there are people who work above 48 and still do not win, ”Rogelio Gomez turned.
With information EFE.
