Overview
- Senate committees are set to vote Tuesday on an unmodified dictamen that reduces the statutory cap from 48 to 40 hours a week.
- The draft maintains one day of rest for every six worked and phases the cap to 46 hours in 2027, 44 in 2028, 42 in 2029 and 40 in 2030.
- Morena in the Chamber of Deputies pledged to approve the measure once it arrives, while the PVEM named the reform a priority as Senate debates begin.
- Business groups including Coparmex call for staged application and support for smaller firms, warning of pressures on maquila, commerce and tourism.
- Sector leaders report potential cost spikes, with Puebla–Tlaxcala’s textile chamber estimating labor costs could rise by up to 80%, as opposition parties push models that add a second weekly rest day or scale timelines by company size.