Labor inspections focused on the formal sector, leaving informal workers with no labor law protection. The law provides criminal penalties for corruption by officials, and the government took steps to increase its legal authority to pursue these crimes. Travel for U.S. government employees is limited to the following area with the noted restrictions: U.S. government employees may not travel to other areas of the state of Guerrero, including to tourist areas inAcapulco,Zihuatanejo, andIxtapa. Even if that means succumbing to the narcos. Civil society organizations alleged that workers were prohibited from leaving by threats of violence or by nonpayment of wages. In the June midterm elections, citizens voted for all members of the Chamber of Deputies, 15 governors, state legislators, and mayors across the country. Share this via Telegram Article 19 reported five journalists killed in relation to their work from January to September 2021. Indeed, the Yucatan is one of the only states in Mexico with no transnational criminal organization or terrorist group. As of October the Special Unit for the Investigation and Litigation of the Ayotzinapa case had arrested more than 80 suspects, including army captain Jose Martinez Crespo, an Iguala municipal police officer, and the Iguala municipal police chief. Some provisions, including those that peg the severity of punishments for sexual offenses to the chastity of the victim, contradict international standards. With a judges consent, children may marry at younger ages. There were 600 federal labor inspectors to cover the entire country; 60 percent of state level labor authorities had fewer than 10 inspectors. Tlaxcala state Exercise Increased Caution. Legal and illegal fishermen and entire associations and industries feel they have no backup from the Mexican government to resist the narcos takeover. Mexico: number of kidnapping cases 2015-2021 Published by Teresa Romero , Apr 27, 2022 The abduction of people is a recurring security problem in Mexico. The Lpez Obrador administration has actively participated in abusive US immigration policies. A A A. These include high-traffic tourism areas of border and coastal communities, such asTijuana,Ensenada, andRosarito. Tweets disseminated their identities and their media outlets and also made veiled threats. U.S. citizens and LPRs have been victims of kidnapping. In 2019, President Lpez Obrador deployed the National Guard for migration enforcement. Of the day laborers, 33 percent received no financial compensation for their work, and only 3 percent had a formal written contract. Country Summary: Violent crime such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery is widespread and common in Mexico. Travelers should maintain a high level of situational awareness, avoid areas where illicit activities occur, and promptly depart from potentially dangerous situations. Shooting incidents between criminal groupshave injured or killed bystanders. While not directed at tourists, shootings between rival gangs have injured innocent bystanders. Detained migrants have said they were not given masks or soap and were denied medical treatment when they had symptoms of Covid-19. He was a member of a search collective and the state search commission. While penalties for conviction of forced labor were commensurate with those for similar crimes, very few cases were successfully prosecuted. This piece was originally published by Mexico Today. The law provides for eight paid public holidays and one week of paid annual leave after completing one year of work. The STPS has the authority to order labor inspections at any time in the event of labor law violations, imminent risk to employees, or workplace accidents. On January 11, the government ended migratory detention for children. There are no other restrictions on travel for U.S. government employees in Guanajuato state, which includes tourist areas in:San Miguel de Allende,Guanajuato City, andsurrounding areas. Queretaro state Exercise Increased Caution. In March authorities in Mexico City opened an investigation based on allegations of rape against Andres Roemer, a prominent writer, producer, consular officer, and former UNESCO goodwill ambassador. The CNDHs 2020 National Diagnostic of Penitentiary Supervision reported that state prisons were understaffed and suffered from poor sanitary conditions as well as a lack of separation between those sentenced and those awaiting trial. U.S. government employees may not travel to other areas of Chihuahua, includingCopper Canyon. Enforcement, however, was inconsistent across the states. The Lpez Obrador administration has been illegally expelling thousands of asylum seekers to Guatemala without due process, including many who were first expelled from the US into the custody of Mexican authorities. 17 murders per day. Administration: Authorities did not always conduct investigations into credible allegations of mistreatment. Do not travel due to crime and kidnapping. Following the August 2020 killing of Pablo Morrugares, El Diario de Iguala newspaper published a note blaming organized crime and Governor Hector Astudillo Flores administration for violence against journalists and impunity. The armed forces operated a military justice system to hold human rights abusers accountable. The CNDH may call on government authorities to impose administrative sanctions or pursue criminal charges against officials, but it is not authorized to impose penalties or legal sanctions. Coahuila state Exercise Increased Caution. September had the highest incident rate, with an average of 84 women killed in each month. Abuses of persons with disabilities included the use of physical and chemical restraints; physical and sexual abuse; human trafficking, including forced labor; disappearance; and the illegal adoption of institutionalized children. SANTA FE, N.M. - State lawmakers have less than three weeks to approve bills and send them to the governor's desk for a signature, that includes every single public safety proposal introduced . According to the Interior Secretariat, between 2018 and July assailants killed seven journalists and two defenders under protection of the mechanism. Details of what bilateral cooperation will be preserved are supposed to emerge from the U.S.-Mexico working groups this month. Criminal activity and violence may occur throughout the state. Censorship or Content Restrictions: Human rights groups reported that some state and local governments censored media. According to the Mexican Commission for the Promotion of Human Rights, from 2006 to 2020, federal authorities issued 27 sentences for torture. Many human rights defenders called her appointment unconstitutional, saying that, as a former senior member of the presidents party, she is too close to the administration to be autonomous and apolitical. Political Parties and Political Participation: For the electoral process, the National Electoral Institute (INE) established the Three Out of Three Against Violence initiative, which required candidates to declare any history of domestic violence, sexual offenses, or failure to pay alimony. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Section 1. Lpez Obrador has openly opposed wind and solar energy production. The military can now legally detain civilians, take charge of crime scenes, and preserve evidence. The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in many areas of Mexico, as travel by U.S. government employees to certain areas is prohibited or restricted. In 2014, Congress reformed the Code of Military Justice, requiring abuses by members of the military against civilians to be prosecuted in civilian, not military, courts. The deadline for unions to amend and register their statutes, originally set to expire in May 2020, was suspended due to COVID-19, reestablished in late 2020, and continued as of November. Map of homicides in Mexico from. Both violent and non-violent crime occur throughout Mexico City. Although the constitution and law provide for an independent judiciary, court decisions were susceptible to improper influence by both private and public entities, particularly at the state and local level, as well as by transnational criminal organizations. Sonora is a key location used by the international drug trade and human trafficking networks. Mexico has made the vaccine eligible by regions and age groups, from older to younger people. Approximately 23 percent of informal workers (6.8 million persons) were employed by formal businesses or organizations but paid in cash off the books to evade taxes and social security payments. As of November authorities held Emilio Lozoya in pretrial detention. Only 7.5 percent of the members of the executive boards of publicly traded domestic companies were female, and men held 64 percent of managerial positions throughout the country. Seeing them with arms and trucks gives people confidence. Well, it didnt to the local people with whom I had a chance to speak. Mexico is a multiparty federal republic with an elected president and bicameral legislature. Criminal activity and violence occur throughout the state. In March 2021, a lawyer for the families of victims told Reuters that no soldiers had yet been detained, despite the video evidence. After the STPS canceled the vote, in May the rapid response mechanism under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement commenced, and the government agreed to review a denial of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights at the plant, confirming the denial of rights. Most homicides are targeted assassinations against members of criminal organizations. Organized criminal groups reportedly continued to oversee illicit activities from within penitentiary walls, and rival drug cartel members often fought in prison. While the Supreme Court upheld the provisions, it noted the need for authorities to obtain a judicial warrant to access user metadata. Authorities routinely fail to investigate crimes against journalists adequately, often preemptively ruling out their profession as a motive. Gang violence, often associated with the theft of petroleum and natural gas from the state oil company and other suppliers, occurs in Guanajuato, primarily in the south and central areas of the state. Informal workers were in every sector of the economy, with agriculture as the sector with the greatest number of informal workers. Sexual Exploitation of Children: The law prohibits the commercial sexual exploitation of children, and authorities generally enforced the law. A report from the Black Alliance for Just Immigration found black migrants faced widespread racial discrimination from individuals and authorities, particularly in accessing employment and services. San Luis Potosi state Exercise Increased Caution. From 2013 through 2020, the CNDH received 3,799 complaints. INEGI reported in 2017 that 23 percent of working women experienced violence in the workplace within the past 12 months and that 6 percent experienced sexual violence. Share this via Email Also see the Department of Labors Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/findings/ as well as the Department of Labors List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods. Despite a government program to transmit public education classes via internet, television, and radio during the pandemic, reports suggested that at least 2.5 million children did not continue their basic education. Unprecedented numbers of migrants arriving at the countrys southern border and requesting refugee status stretched the refugee agencys capacity to process requests. Reports indicated that women suffered disproportionately from pretrial detention. Independent Monitoring: The government permitted independent monitoring of prison conditions by the International Committee of the Red Cross, CNDH, and state human rights commissions. You are about to leave travel.state.gov for an external website that is not maintained by the U.S. Department of State. The law allows for the reinstatement of workers if the CAB finds the employer fired the worker without just cause and the worker requests reinstatement; however, the law also exempts broad categories of employees from this protection, including so-called employees of confidence and workers in the job for less than one year. Mexico highlighted that one of its priorities on the council would be the protection of children. The Lpez Obrador government blames poor security on state authorities, and state authorities blame it on municipal ones. In October 2020, the government eliminated the independent fund that paid for protection measures, putting the mechanism in a precarious financial situation. News reports indicated poor working conditions in some factories. In March the government amended federal labor law to define the minimum wage as the lowest cash amount a worker receives for services rendered during a workday and stipulated it should never be below the inflation rate. Underneath that macro-war, many violent micro-conflicts play out in Mexico, as smaller criminal groups fight over drug, extortion, and other criminal markets and seek to control local politicians and populations. Most indigenous persons lived in marginalized communities, and the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionally affected these communities, according to the OHCHR. The CABs continued failures to administer and oversee procedures related to union activity impartially and transparently, such as union elections, registrations, and strikes, undermined worker efforts to exercise their rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining. And the state police forces can only investigate ordinary crime, not organized crime. State and municipal laws addressing domestic violence largely failed to meet the required federal standards and often were unenforced. As of August 16, authorities had not arrested any suspects. A 2019 CNDH poll found six of every 10 members of the LGBTQI+ community reported experiencing discrimination in the past 12 months, and more than half suffered hate speech and physical aggression. While most gang-related violence is targeted, violence perpetrated by criminal organizations can affect bystanders. Reconsider travel due to crime and kidnapping. Observers from grassroots labor rights groups, international NGOs, and multinational apparel brands reported that employers in export-oriented supply chains increasingly used hiring methods that lessened job security. Criminal activity and violence may occur throughout the state. 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