Analysis

Government reforms seek to mitigate unfair labour practices in Mexico's economy
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The current government has made a number of changes to Mexico’s federal labour law. One of its first initiatives in December 2012 was to regulate outsourcing through third-party hiring or subcontracting by sharply increasing fines chargeable to employers for violating outsourcing regulations, making individual employment contracts more flexible, and capping employer liability to laid-off workers…

Analysis

Election season under way as candidates in Mexico start campaigning
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Mexico is gearing up for general elections that will be held in June 2018. The country will be going to the polls to choose a new president as well as 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 128 members of the Senate. Coming at a time of increased uncertainty over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the future of free trade, the elections are set to test the direction of Mexico’s…