Only three years after those events, in 1889, the Second International, a Federation of Socialist and Labor Parties, established on May 1 «as a tribute to the martyrs of Chicago and as a claim of workers' rights»according to an article by the Government of Mexico. According to the same information, in the country, Labor Day was first held in 1913 with a demonstration. But it was until 1925 when the day was officially promulgated.
Labor Day is celebrated on May 1 in commemoration of the strike that exploded that day in Chicago in 1886.SOL / UNSPLASH
What achievements have been obtained for workers in Mexico?
Although The commemoration of Labor Day is globalin our country it has had a peculiar development, since the workers 'manifestations have had a particular effect on labor law and workers' guarantees. For example, The Mexican Constitution of 1917 It was the first that included the right to strike, one of the great achievements of the labor movement.
Another effect of national workers movements, Like the Canaanite strike and other historical manifestations, which contributed to the development of the constitutional article 123 which indicates that “every person has Right to decent work and socially useful ”. Also points out that The working day is eight hours and establishes the minimum wage and defines the conditions of access to social security.
But the scopes have not stopped there, because lAs guarantees that have been reached labor They extend until recent years. In 2019, for example, They recognized the Federal Labor Law to household workers And only in 2021 the outsourcing modality was prohibited to hire staff. That same year, labor legislation added to its content everything related to Home Office and distance work pointing out the right to digital disconnection.
What are the labor rights that you must take into account?
Normally we put aside the guarantees we have as workers until we face some situation as a dismissal. That is why it is important that the basic rights and laws that support themthat together delimit the conditions of employment. Among these basic labor rights that must be known, it includes salary, workday, rest days, vacation and bonusand all of them must be specified in an individual or collective contract. Information from the Government of Mexico points out that «in no case may be inferior to those set at the law.»