A Mexican labor reform for drivers and supply staff utilizing functions like Uber, Didi and Rappi seems to be able to be pushed by means of each chambers of the legislature subsequent week.
The proposal, despatched to legislators by President Claudia Sheinbaum this week, may make its approach out of the decrease home by Tuesday and to the Senate earlier than Congress breaks for the end-of-year holidays on Dec. 15, in response to paperwork and lawmakers.
Sheinbaum’s ruling Morena celebration and its allies maintain a large majority in each chambers, and have been rushing by means of a set of reforms proposed by the president and her predecessor.
The labor reform would roll out a pilot program requiring corporations to pay into public well being entry for drivers incomes minimal wage or above. All drivers can be insured in case they had been injured on the job.
The reform ought to be despatched to the decrease home’s labor committee on Friday, in response to a doc seen by Reuters. The committee would then vote on the invoice on Monday to be despatched to the ground for debate.
“If it is permitted, it is going to be debated on Tuesday,” decrease home chief Ricardo Monreal informed Reuters.
The Alianza in Mexico, a gaggle representing the apps, stated earlier this week that there have been nonetheless points that wanted to be addressed, reminiscent of uncertainty across the tax implications of the proposal.
The Mexican authorities has argued it is going to be on the forefront of enhancing dwelling situations for supply drivers.
“In virtually no different nation does (a reform like this) exist,” Sheinbaum stated in October.
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