Mexico will increase minimum wage by 20% in 2023
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN
Mexico’s minimum wage will increase by 20% from 2023, the government announced on Thursday after it reached a deal with the labor and business sector.
The rise will begin on January 1, where the daily minimum wage will go from 172 Mexican pesos ($9) to 207 Mexican pesos ($10.82), Labor Minister Luisa Maria Alcalde announced during government press conference in Mexico City.
The agreement was reached unanimously between the government, the labor sector and the business sector, Alcalde said.
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