Sheinbaum promotes reform to protect delivery workers

Yesterday, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo signed an initiative to reform the Federal Labor Law so that employees of digital platforms – around 658 thousand – have labor rights, including social security through the IMSS.

Some will work two hours a day, others eight or more; That is recognized, they do not need to work full time (but) that has to be regulatedso that they have rights protected by law, said the president in her press conference at the National Palace, where it was announced that the initiative will be sent to the Chamber of Deputies in a few days.

He stated that with this reform we are improving living conditions of drivers and delivery people. Those who generate more than one minimum wage will have the right to IMSS insurance and services – work risks, illnesses, disability, maternity, pensions and daycare – as well as access to Infonavit credits.

If you need Everyone will have accident insurance, regardless of their income during the time actually worked.as well as utilities.

They will also have the right to the implementation of protocols with a gender perspective to address cases of harassment, bullying and similar; respect for the flexibility of working hours, recognizing discontinuous subordination.

This does not exist in almost any country, but it is mandatory and is part of what we conceive in the Fourth Transformation. There cannot be a work scheme that is outside the law, it must necessarily be incorporated into the Federal Labor Lawindicated the president.

He highlighted that platform hiring (mostly transnational companies) does not recognize the obligations that an employer has with its workers.

They are hired as partners, which they are not, only to avoid incorporating them into the rights they should have.he commented.

Marath Bolaños, Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare, mentioned, based on data from the Tax Administration Service, that of the nearly 658 thousand people employed through digital platforms, 272 thousand achieve income equivalent to or greater than the monthly minimum wage.

He pointed out that the proposal is to add a chapter to the LFT to regulate work on digital platforms for drivers and delivery people, and establishes the creation of a transitional regime for the IMSS to implement a mandatory pilot program for companies.

During the conference at the National Palace, he also reported that since its launch, 2 million 973 thousand 461 people have participated in Youth Building the Future – 60 percent are women – which represents, he said, an unprecedented investment of more than 135 billion pesos.

He stated that that It contrasts radically with the less than 7 billion pesos that were allocated by neoliberal governments, for nearly 30 years, to youth policies..

In December, registration will be carried out to incorporate, in 2025, 500 thousand new beneficiaries, which will represent an extra investment of 25 billion pesos.