Meetings With Canada / Digital Platform Workers

Meetings with Canadian Officials. Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the recent meetings held with Canadian officials were part of ongoing preparations for an upcoming visit to Mexico by Prime Minister Mark Carney. She explained that the visit had already been agreed upon during a previous meeting with Carney.

While no specific date was announced, Sheinbaum stated that the visit would take place soon. She emphasized that a key objective of the meeting is to encourage greater investment from Canadian companies in Mexico.

Over 1 Million Digital Platform Workers Now Registered with IMSS. Quiahuitl Chávez, Deputy Minister of Employment and Labor Productivity, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS), reported that as of the end of July, a total of 1,291,365 jobs linked to digital platforms had been registered with IMSS. Of these, 1,046,237 represent unique individual registrations.

Chávez highlighted the key benefits of the Labor Reform related to Digital Platforms,  such as protection against workplace accidents; full access to labor rights; including healthcare, pensions, and childcare; and freedom to choose when to connect and which platform to work on. Under the pilot program of this reform, digital platforms are required to register all active workers at the beginning of each month. If by the end of the month a worker earns at least the equivalent of one month’s minimum wage, the platform must enroll them in IMSS and provide full social security benefits.

Supreme Court Inauguration. Sheinbaum announced she will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Supreme Court justices on Sept. 1, which coincides with the presentation of her first annual government report. 

On June 1, Mexico held a historic national election in which, for the first time, citizens voted to elect 2,681 judicial officials at both the federal and state levels. Despite a modest voter turnout of 13%, the election marked a key milestone in the country’s democracy. Early official results confirm that Hugo Aguilar, a lawyer of Mixtec origin, is set to become the next president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN). Aguilar will assume the presidency of the Supreme Court on Sept. 1 for a 12-year term, succeeding Justice Norma Piña and ushering in a new era for Mexico’s highest court.