On December 1, 2023, the National Minimum Wage Commission
(“CONASAMI” for its acronym in Spanish) agreed to
increase the general minimum wage to $248.93 pesos per day and
$374.89 pesos per day in the Free Economic Zone of the Northern
Border, effective January 1, 2024. This represents a 20% increase
in both zones.
The municipalities included in the Free Economic Zone of the
Northern Border are: a) Baja California: Ensenada, Mexicali, Playas
de Rosarito, Tecate and Tijuana, b) Sonora: Agua Prieta, Aitar,
Caborca, Cananea, General Plutarco Elías Calles, Naco,
Nogales, Puerto Peñasco, San Luis Río Colorado, Santa
Cruz and Sáric, c) Chihuahua: Ascension, Coyame del Sotol,
Guadalupe, Janos, Juárez, Manuel Benavides, Ojinaga and
Praxedis G. Guerrero, d) Coahuila: Acuña, Guerrero, Hidalgo,
Jiménez, Nava, Ocampo, Piedras Negras and Zaragoza, e) Nuevo
León: Anahuac, and f) Tamaulipas: Camargo, Guerrero, Gustavo
Díaz Ordaz, Matamoros, Mier, Miguel Aleman, Nuevo
