Translated by Sheyda Foroudi
In Mexico, an analysis by the Chamber of Deputies Center for Social Studies and Public Opinion (CSSPO) found
that 50% of people are willing to be hired without benefits in order to gain
employment.
The document entitled 'Proposal for Reform: Scope and Public Opinion', affirms that
an equally significant percentage is willing to work jobs by the hour and without
signing a contract, according to marketing research group Parametría in March
2012.
In addition, it found that Mexicans are willing to accept
reduced labor rights in exchange for gainful employment. Thus, "Mexicans polled considered a salary increase a priority under labor reform," it added.
A telephone poll by CSSPO ... identified
the existence of divided opinion in regards to who benefits from the labor law. It noted that,
“The population surveyed expected that there would be improvements in sectors led by unions and employers, while a significant percentage of respondents believed that no sector would benefit from such possible reforms.”
The study done by CSSPO
researcher José de Jesús González, states that more than 60% are against the
nature of these changes in the law, considering them superficial reforms that
potentially discriminate against workers. Only a third of those surveyed viewed
them as changes that will create competition.
It also determined that participants
of the survey expressed the importance of different sectors’ opinions being included in the development of the framework of the new labor law, highlighting the
views of the workers themselves, followed by those of parties, government and
businesses together.
This analysis indicates that, in
recent years, the theme of labor reform has positioned itself as one of the
most significant agreements that must be reached on the national agenda. The perception that citizens have of that debate
focused on making labor reform one of the most pressing issues that need to be
addressed by lawmakers in Congress.
The study adds that in the last
ten years, citizens have believed labor reform should be pushed in order to
foster greater possibilities of employment in the country; an opinion held by a
third of those surveyed. ...
Spanish original
Spanish original