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Mexico’s federal government has indicated that the National
Health Council will soon decree the end of the pandemic in Mexico.
The expected announcement comes on the heels of signs that COVID-19
cases are significantly waning, with community transmission levels
low enough for the government to designate all but one of
Mexico’s thirty-two states in green status under the biweekly pandemic monitoring
system.
States in green status under the four-tiered traffic light
system may operate without restriction. The only state not in green
status is Querétaro, which is in
yellow status—one tier down from green status. States in this
status are directed to limit on-site business and social capacity
to 75 percent of normal capacity, among other measures taken to
prevent the spread of the virus.
The monitoring system, implemented in June 2020, is used to
alert residents to the epidemiological risks of COVID-19 and
provide guidance on restrictions on certain activities in each of
the country’s states. Below is a map for the period of March
7–20, 2022, indicating the COVID-19 risk level in each of the
states and the capital.
This chart presents the
traffic light status of each state, and, as applicable, variations
between federal and local traffic light statuses based on
publications of the federal Ministry of Health and status reports
provided by each state. Although several states in the past have
self-designated different traffic-light statuses than the ones
assigned by the federal government, only two have assigned
different statuses statewide for the current
period. Oaxaca has determined it
will operate under yellow-status conditions, while Querétaro
has determined that it will operate under green-status
conditions. Puebla and Veracruz have assigned
regions or municipalities status levels different from the federal
government’s green-status designations.
News From Mexico’s Senate and Supreme Court of
Justice
Mexico’s Senate of the Republic and Supreme Court of Justice
were also the sources of recent important developments for
employers.
Senate of the Republic
On March 15, 2022, the Senate voted in favor of ratifying
International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190, which
recognizes the right of all persons to work in an environment free
of violence and harassment. ILO Convention No. 190 also establishes
a definition of violence and harassment in the workplace.
Supreme Court of Justice
The Supreme Court of Justice recently issued a jurisprudence
(jurisprudencia) in which the court established that
claims for social security benefits related to (i) pension payments
for severance at advanced age and old age, (ii) refunds of
contributions, and (iii) payments of contributions before the
Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), the Institute of the
National Fund for Workers’ Housing (INFONAVIT), and Retirement
Funds Administrators (AFORE) will have to run out the mandatory
pre-judicial conciliation stage.
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