Mexico City, March 16.—The Senate unanimously approved, with 104 votes, reforms to the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) Law to fully recognize the social and labor rights of 2.5 million domestic workers, a long-standing demand that became a reality today.
"Thanks to the approval of this ruling, all domestic workers will have access to medical, pharmaceutical, and hospital care for themselves and their families; to disability benefits due to illness or work-related accidents; to childcare centers and sports and cultural facilities; as well as a pension to facilitate their retirement," Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, president of the Labor and Social Security Commission, emphasized in the forum.
“For a long time, domestic workers invested time and effort in work that is essential for the proper functioning of society, but which entails little compensation and no recognition. This is the enormous debt we owe to a sector of the population that is primarily made up of women—according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), the figure currently stands at 94 percent—who have historically taken on domestic and care duties without due compensation.”
The Morena senator emphasized that this reform makes domestic work visible for what it is: work, which entails obligations, but also rights that dignify the activity, among which is access to the benefits offered by the current social security system.
