Mexico City /
After the presentation of a new initiative with an “urgent resolution” nature, the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the so-called Chair Law to establish the employer’s obligation to provide seats with back support for workers of the services and commerce sectors to rest periodically during the work day.
On behalf of the coordinators of the parliamentary groups in the Palacio de San Lázaro, the Morenoist Ricardo Monreal presented the draft reforms to the Federal Labor Law and requested exemption from all procedures to discuss it immediately.
Approved with 476 votes and sent to the Senate of the Republic for analysis, the Silla Law considers prohibit employers from forcing their workers to remain standing during the entire working day or prevent them from taking a seat periodically during the performance of their duties.
The proposal signed by the parliamentary leaders of Morena, PAN, PVEM, PT, PRI and MC regarding the right to rest of workers during the working day establishes the obligation of employers to “provide a sufficient number of seats or chairs with backrests.” available to all workers in the service, commerce and employment sectors. analogous work for the execution of their functions or for periodic rest during the work day.”
In the case of periodic breaks, seats or chairs with backrests They must be located in specific areas that for this purpose are designated in the same facilities as the workplace, he points out.
According to the initiative’s presentation, in many workplaces, too many workers are forced to remain on their feet for excessive working hours, sometimes more than 48 hours a week, in addition to there being exploitation, harassment and discrimination at work.
For this reason, the draft decree focuses on addressing this precariousness and the cases in which the labor rights of workers continue to be violated, since it is It is essential to protect and guarantee them as established by the Constitution, since the practice of prohibiting them from sitting or resting during the work day has become widespread.
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