Overview
- Movimiento Ciudadano deputy Laura Ballesteros introduced the initiative Tuesday in the Chamber of Deputies to create a legal right to personal leave.
- The bill would amend the Federal Labor Law to grant every worker in Mexico five personal days each year as a protected benefit.
- Workers could use the days to attend World Cup matches in 2026 or to handle medical visits, family needs, or simple rest.
- The plan bars taking the days back-to-back and allows employees to give 24 hours’ notice to a direct supervisor without offering a reason.
- Ballesteros argues Congress can still pass the measure this session before the tournament, casting it as a shift from one-off match-day holidays to a permanent norm she says is common in Europe.