News
April 2022
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ILO in action
We promote responsible business conduct in Latin America and the Carribean
04 April 2022
ILO Chief Technical Advisor, Olga Orozco, speaks from Peru about the Responsible Business Conduct project in Latin America and the Caribbean (RBCLAC), which aims to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in the EU and in Latin America and the Caribbean. Funded by the European Union and implemented in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Office of the High Commissioner of The United Nations for Human Rights (OHCHR), the project will run until the end of 2022.
August 2021
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Briefing note of the end of the mission
Conclusion of ILO observation mission in Silao, Guanajuato
19 August 2021
In response to a request from the government of Mexico the ILO carried out an observation mission of the process of the legitimization of the Collective Bargaining Agreement at the General Motors plant in Silao, Mexico.
July 2021
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Workers' rights
ILO Observation Mission Announcement in Mexico
30 July 2021
Collective Bargaining Agreement Vote – GM plant, Silao, Guanajuato.
July 2020
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Domestic Workers Convention
Ratification by Mexico of Convention No. 189 on Domestic Workers
06 July 2020
Mexico is committed to promoting decent work for domestic workers. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Undersecretary of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of the Mexican Foreign Ministry participated in a virtual ceremony.
December 2019
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Women in Business and Management
Sharp rise in women-owned businesses in Central America
16 December 2019
Case studies from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico (Chihuahua) and Panama show that women’s success as business owners and employers can be influenced by the size of their enterprise, the economic sectors in which they operate, their education and professional experience.
February 2019
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Media advisory
Roma star to celebrate International Women’s Day with the ILO
25 February 2019
Yalitza Aparicio, the actor who stars in the Oscar-winning film Roma, will celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) with the International Labour Organization (ILO) at two events on 7-8 March.
June 2013
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102nd International Labour Conference
Mexico and the ILO sign cooperation agreement on social protection floors
17 June 2013
The agreement was signed by the Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Mexico, Alfonso Navarrete Prida, and ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, during the International Labour Conference in Geneva.
December 2012
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Panorama Laboral 2012
Latin America, Caribbean unemployment continues falling
18 December 2012
Steady economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean continues reducing unemployment rates, according to an ILO report. But about half the region’s workers are trapped in informal sector jobs.
June 2012
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News
Mexico: A labour market overview
29 June 2012
As Mexicans go to the polls on Sunday to choose a new president and legislature, the ILO presents a snapshot of the employment situation based on the May edition of "The Labour Situation in Latin America"*.
June 2010
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Social dialogue
Mexico presents successful social dialogue project at the International Labour Conference
15 June 2010
The Secretary of Labour and Social Welfare of Mexico, Javier Lozano, presented at the 99th International Labour Conference in Geneva "a successful program" to modernize work in the sugar cane industry, and stressed the importance of an effective social dialogue to face the challenge of productivity.