One of the questions occupying the minds of millions of Mexicans is whether MORENA, the party currently in power, will survive the 2024 elections and the conclusion of Andrés Manuel López Obrador presidential term. In general, the debate regarding AMLO’s intention to possibly seek reelection is over. Some potential candidates to take the mantle of the 4T (as the current president calls his movement) regime include Claudia Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, and Adán López.
On November 1, 2021, Mexico’s Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (“STPS” for its acronym in Spanish) published a Decree in the Official Journal of the Federation (“DOF”) creating a new Voluntary Labor Verification Program (the “Program”), which entered into force the day following its publication. The decree provides that employers may voluntarily report to the STPS their level of compliance with General Labor Conditions, Development and Training, Safety and Sanitation, among other aspects, as relates to their respective workplaces.