"Mexico backs ‘historic’ labor rights for gig workers", 20 October 2024

...Delivery workers and drivers for digital platforms such as Uber have won presidential backing for sweeping new rights in Mexico after the government said it would overhaul its labor laws...

Currently, app-based workers are considered “partners” of popular apps such as Uber and Rappi, so are denied the labor rights that are accorded other workers in the country.

But on Thursday, President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would introduce a reform to the Federal Labor Law—which has not been updated to include digital employment—in a move that will extend its many benefits to app workers...

Under the proposed reform, the government will roll out a pilot program granting social security to any app-based worker who earns at least the minimum wage.

The new benefits will include access to public healthcare, sick leave, housing credits, daycare, paid maternity leave, retirement and insurance against job risks.

The reforms will be presented in the lower house of Congress in coming days, where the ruling party has a majority and little opposition is expected...