New Rules Applicable To The Work Of Minors

On June 12th, 2015, a resolution amending some provisions of the Federal Labor Law ("LFT" for its acronym in Spanish) regarding the work of minors was published in the Federal Official Gazette ("DOF" for its acronym in Spanish).

This resolution increases to 15 years' old the minimum age required in Mexico in order to be legally able to work, homologating in this way the provisions of the LFT with the Mexican Constitution, which was already amended in such regard on June 2014.

The special provisions for the work of minors are now applicable to workers up to 18 years' old. In that order of ideas, one of the most relevant amendments is the prohibition to work overtime, on Sundays and mandatory holidays, as well as after 10:00 PM, for minors under 18.