Mexico Senate Approves Plan to Reduce Workweek to 40 Hours

Mexican senators voted unanimously today to reduce the legal workweek from 48 to 40 hours. The bill now moves to the lower house for a final debate and vote.

Mexico's Senate approved a presidential proposal on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, to reduce the legal workweek from 48 to 40 hours. The vote concluded with 121 members in favor and none against, signaling a major advancement for the measure in Mexico MXMX. This represents a proposed change to national labour law aimed at adjusting statutory working hours across the country.
Workers cut a steel bar at a metal-mechanical parts factory in Apodaca, Mexico, March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
Workers cut a steel bar at a metal-mechanical parts factory in Apodaca, Mexico, March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
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