Mexico: government recommends social distancing and announces no intentions to support businesses

While Mexico has just moved into the second stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government published (24 March) a decree calling on vulnerable citizens (those with underlying chronic health conditions, those over the age of 65, those living with disabilities, and both pregnant and breast feeding women) to stop going to work. Since 23 March, Mexico has entered a period of ‘social distancing’ that is in place until 19 April and the government has kept to the recommendation ‘to suspend all non-essential work activities,’ and to ‘favor teleworking’. The government also announced that it was firmly against providing companies with any support.

Employees called upon by the government to stay at home ‘will be paid under paid leave arrangements and will receive their regular social benefits,’ while ‘their employment contractual arrangements will remain intact.’ Another key point in the Ministerial decree published on 24 March is that ‘commercial establishments’ as well as private sector establishments ‘key for combatting the health crisis ‘will continue to work.’ However,…

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