Mexico City Signs Climate-Work Agreement

Mexico City’s Ministry of Labor formalized a tripartite agreement with employers and unions to address how climate change is affecting workplace operations and worker safety. The accord outlines commitments to develop a coordinated response that aligns with constitutional standards and international labor conventions.

Inés González, Minister of Labor, says that the agreement seeks to strengthen social dialogue as the city faces mobility and operational challenges linked to extreme weather. Authorities add that the effort aims to create a framework enabling companies, unions, and workers to adjust practices without disrupting productivity or limiting rights.

The parties agreed to define an operational protocol that will guide prevention and adaptation measures in workplaces. Priorities include continuous monitoring of how climate conditions influence labor activities across sectors, collaboration on climate-related prevention procedures, and the adoption of sustainable labor-management practices that balance production needs with worker protection.

Myriam Urzúa, Mexico’s City’s Risk and Civil Protection Chief, urges companies to prepare and file their required internal civil protection programs and to use the information in Mexico City’s Risk Atlas to guide that work.

In recent months, Mexico experienced heavy rainfall lasting about 60 hours, which caused flooding and landslides across large areas of those states, exacerbated by local geographic conditions. This year's climate conditions prompted authorities to call for greater solidarity from employers.

For example, several boroughs in Mexico City experienced significant disruptions. This situation led city authorities to call on employers to demonstrate empathy by implementing preventive measures aimed at reducing labor risks during employees’ commutes. González acknowledged the cooperation of the business sector and said the agreement provides a path for collective action to safeguard labor rights in the country’s largest urban center.

"We call for corporate solidarity to ensure that no person sees their rights violated due to force majeure events such as those we face from the rains," said the Mexico City Ministry of Labor in September 2025.