All news: Mexico
Government, employers, workers and the ILO join forces through football to show the Red Card to Child Labour in Mexico
International Labour Standards
Mexico ratifies the Safety and Health in Mines Convention
Mexico reaffirms its strong commitment to occupational safety and health for mining workers by becoming the 36th country to ratify Convention No. 176.
Launch of Financial education programme for migrant workers communities in Italy
New programme equips Embassies, Consulates and migrant community leaders to deliver certified financial education training and promote decent work for migrant workers in Italy.
ILO and Nestlé partner to advance labour rights in coffee supply chains
ILO and Nestlé launch a two-year project to promote fair recruitment and labour rights in coffee supply chains in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
70 aniversario de la OIT en México
Commemorative Lottery Ticket Unveiled to Mark Seven Decades of the ILO in Mexico
Appearing on a National Lottery ticket is a distinction of great symbolic and social significance. As a public institution that channels its revenue toward community benefit programme, such as health, social assistance and support for vulnerable...
Tripartite constituents gather in Johannesburg to drive just transition in climate action
Representatives of governments, workers and employers from ten countries gathered in Johannesburg to turn national climate commitments into opportunities for decent work and social justice through a just transition.
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Youth driving change: Skills development and decent work to break the poverty cycle
To mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the ILO shares the stories of Patricia (Peru) and Fátima (Mexico), two young women who show how skills development and decent work can break the cycle of poverty.
Care economy
ILO and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean call for investment in care to generate millions of formal job
New study shows that investing in care systems can generate 31 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the majority in the formal economy.
Press release
ILO unveils key data on web-based platform work in Latin America and the Caribbean
New ILO report provides unprecedented data on workers in web-based digital platforms in Latin America and the Caribbean.
"Employment in focus" Blog
Reflecting on Brazil’s G20 Presidency: Tackling poverty, inequality and financing challenges
Kee Beom Kim, ILO Macro-Economic and Employment Policies Specialist, reflects on the G20 Brazilian Presidency’s initiatives to tackle the challenges of poverty, employment, inequality and financing.
Central American countries share good experiences for measuring child labour within the framework of the ILO AccioNNAr project
A coordination mechanism, gathering representatives from statistical institutes from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador was generated.
ILO Mexico and the Government of Canada Launch Joint Project to Strengthen Labor Relations in Mexico with a gender approach
U.S. and Canadian government delegations witness the work of the Tijuana Migrant Worker Resource Center in providing access to justice and...
The Tijuana Migrant Workers Resource Center, managed by the trade union SUCOMM, illustrates the immense potential of expanding this effective global ILO model to Latin America.
ILO Director-General briefs Chilean constituents on work to advance social justice
During his first visit to Chile, the Director-General met government officials, and representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations.
ILO achieved the inclusion of Standard Clauses against Child Labor in five collective agreements
ILO participates in the Framework Conference of the Ibero-American Network for the Promotion of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)
This network, driven by Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain and Portugal, aims to consolidate a regional group that promotes the SSE.
First steps are taken towards the creation of a Mesoamerican corridor of Migrant Workers' Resource Centers (MWRC).
ILO and SUCOMM open a second Migrant Workers' Resource Center in Mexico
The centres are based on the International Labour Organization´s (ILO) MWRC model that has been successfully implemented in other countries, especially in the Asian region.
Forced Labour
Mexico renews commitment against forced labour
With the ratification of the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, Mexico becomes the 60th country in the world to ratify this important instrument.
Violence and harassment
Mexico ratifies ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment
Mexico is the 19th country to ratify ILO Convention No. 190, the 7th in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
CROC and ILO formally open a Resource Center for Migrant Workers in Tijuana, Baja California