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Viewing cable 06MEXICO5528, THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OF MEXICO'S PRI/LABOR

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06MEXICO5528 2006-09-27 19:25 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Mexico
VZCZCXRO2314
RR RUEHCD RUEHGD RUEHHM RUEHHO RUEHJO RUEHMC RUEHNG RUEHNL RUEHRD
RUEHRS RUEHTM
DE RUEHME #5528/01 2701925
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 271925Z SEP 06
FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3433
INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE
RUEHXI/LABOR COLLECTIVE
RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MEXICO 005528 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR DRL, WHA/MEX, WHA/PPC; USDOL FOR ILAB 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR SMIG
SUBJECT: THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OF MEXICO'S PRI/LABOR 
FEDERAL DEPUTIES 
 
 
1. Summary: Although the 60th session of Mexico,s national 
congress started work on September 1, 2006, the PRI/labor 
affiliated representatives to this body have been working 
together since their election on July 2 to establish a 
common set of legislative priorities.  To some extent, 
these priorities (listed below) are a laundry list of 
everything these representatives would like to obtain both 
from their fellow legislators and the incoming 
administration of Mexican president-elect Felipe Calderon. 
Despite the ambitious nature of many of the items on this 
list, there are some elements (fair treatment of women in 
the work place, anti-child labor initiatives, etc,) that 
could develop into fruitful areas of cooperation between 
the US and Mexico over time. End Summary. 
 
2.  The 60th session of Mexico,s congress began on 
September 1, 2006. As is common in the Mexican congress a 
number of PRI Federal Deputies won office because of their 
affiliation to the various elements of Mexico,s organized 
labor movement. Despite the fact that these PRI/Labor 
Federal Deputies have only recently taken office it appears 
that they have been working since their election this past 
July 2 to come up with a list of common legislative 
priorities.  The list was established o/a August 15, but is 
only just now being shared with the broader leadership of 
the labor unions that these legislators represent. 
 
3.  It is not yet clear whether the PRI/Labor Federal 
Deputies have come up with a strategy to obtain their 
legislative priorities. However, they do seem to be aware 
that they will need the support of their fellow legislators 
if they hope to see their priorities implemented.  These 
legislators also appears to have a sense of urgency in that 
they want to quickly build support for their priorities so 
that they can negotiate productively with the incoming 
administration of Mexican president-elect Felipe Calderon. 
As the largest party in the Chamber, the PAN, holds only 
40% of the seats, it will need to cut deals with the PRI to 
get its own priorities through, and the PRI/Labor deputies 
may sense that they are most likely to obtain PAN support 
for their priorities early in the session. 
 
4.  The following is a complete list of the PRI/Labor 
Federal Deputies legislative priorities for the 60 th 
session of Mexico,s national congress.  To some extent the 
list is a bit of a laundry list of everything these 
labor-affiliated Federal Deputies would like to obtain for 
the groups they represent. That said, there are some items 
on the list below which could prove to be productive areas 
of cooperation between the US and Mexico. 
 
-     Freedom of (labor) association and to organize 
 
-     Freedom of all labor movements to elect their own 
leadership 
 
-     Freedom to engage in collective bargaining 
 
-     Respect for labor autonomy 
 
-     Respect for the right to strike 
 
-     A right to housing 
 
-     Stable employment with decent wages and benefits 
 
-     Compliance with legal guarantees for the fair 
treatment for women in the workplace 
 
-     Eradication of the worst forms of child labor; 
promote the ratification of ILO Convention 138 concerning 
the minimum age for employment 
 
-     Prevent changes in the authorized workers, 
benefits in social services agencies 
 
-     A right to timely and efficient medical and social 
security services 
 
-     Guarantees of full funding for pension/retirement 
benefits (with specific prohibitions against government use 
of these funds for unrelated purposes) 
 
-     Ensure that national fiscal reform takes into 
consideration the just and equitable treatment of the 
salary and benefits the country,s lowest paid workers 
 
-     Obtain tax relief for paid benefits associated 
 
MEXICO 00005528  002 OF 002 
 
 
with working overtime, productivity and quality incentives, 
transportation subsidies, etc. 
 
-     Integrate the informal sectors of the economy into 
a system of shared (fiscal/tax) responsibilities 
 
-     Training to improve quality control 
 
-     Regulate and limit the creation of outsourcing 
companies that weaken or undercut the rights of workers 
 
-     Promote the establishment of a national minimum 
wage (currently the minimum wage varies from one region to 
another of Mexico) 
 
-     Analyze the effectiveness of, and debate the need 
for the continued existence of the National Minimum Wage 
Commission given this organization,s poor record of 
protecting the salaries of workers 
 
-     Establish a clear and easily understand method for 
informing workers about (deductions for)their retirements 
savings 
 
-     Federalize the (current state system) of 
Conciliation and Arbitration Councils 
 
-     Maintain (for the PRI) the Committee Chairmanship 
of the Chamber of Deputies, "Work Commission" 
 
-     Guarantee the fair treatment of agricultural 
workers that have emigrated to the US through the 
establishment of treaties or conventions stabilize rights 
and salaries of such employees; advance laws that promote 
job creation in Mexico. 
 
 
5.  The above list of priorities was developed by the 
following PRI/Labor Federal Deputies: 
 
Dip. Prof. Patricio Flores Sandoval 
Dip. Diego Aguilar Acuna 
Dip. Joel Ayala Almeida 
Dip. Jesus Ramirez Stabros 
Dip. Lic. Juan Carlos Velasco Perez 
Dip. Ing. Ricardo Aldana Prieto 
Dip. Alfredo Barba Hernandez 
 
6.  Comment:  The PRI/Labor legislative priorities are 
obviously the creation of only one of the eight political 
parties represented in the Mexican Congress, albeit in this 
Congress, the PRI faction is likely to play a pivotal role, 
given the likely unwillingness of the PRD to cooperate with 
the PAN on many issues.  To post,s knowledge these 
priorities have not yet been passed to other political 
parties for their comment or reaction.  Some items on the 
list may well prove unacceptable to Mexico,s other 
political parties. 
 
7.  That said, there are areas where the US may be able to 
cooperate with Mexico,s congress to promote legal reform 
that would be mutually beneficial to both countries.  Items 
such as freedom of association, compliance with law 
providing for the fair treatment of women in the workplace, 
the ratification of ILO Convention 138 and efforts to 
eliminate the worst forms of child labor are areas where 
the US is already playing a leading role internationally. 
We will need to see how Mexican congressional politics 
develop over the next few months, but we may have a good 
opportunity to promote these priorities as well in our 
bilateral relations with Mexico. 
 
 
 
 
Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity 
 
GARZA