Mexico has announced it will once again increase its minimum wage in the new year.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a 13% increase to her country’s minimum wage in 2026.
That will bring the minimum wage in most parts of the country to just over $17 USD per day. In parts of the country near the border with the United States, the new minimum wage will also increase by 13%, to just over $24 USD.
This follows a series of minimum wage increases that have totalled more than 150% since 2018, when Sheinbaum’s predecessor took office.
Sheinbaum is also looking to pass a plan that would gradually trim Mexico’s work week from 48 hours to 40.
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