Headline: Thousands of Autonomous Organizations’ Employees Face Uncertainty After Mexico‘s Simplification Decree
Subhead: Claudia Sheinbaum evades details on the fate of over 3,600 employees as seven autonomous bodies are dismantled.
MÉXICO CITY — The Mexican government’s recent simplification decree has left thousands of employees in limbo, as seven autonomous organizations face extinction. President Claudia Sheinbaum has遁 dupdated provide details on what will happen to these workers, fueling uncertainty and speculation.
The decree, published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on December 20, dismantles several key organizations, including the Institute for Transparency, Access to Information, and Personal Data Protection (INAI), the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval), and the Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece). The measure aims to streamline the government’s administrative structure and generate savings that will be channeled into the Fondo de Pensiones para el Bienestar.
A total of 3,686 employees from these seven organizations now face an uncertain future. Here’s the breakdown:
- Institute Federal of Telecommunications (IFT): 1,428 employees
- Institute National of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI): 759 employees
- National Council for the Improvement of Continuous Education (CONAE): 620 employees
- Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE): 482 employees
- Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE): 188 employees
- National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH): 160 employees
- National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL): 49 employees
President Sheinbaum asserted that the government would "talk to all workers and workers from all organizations," with some employees being absorbed while others would "fulfill the law." However, she provided no further details on which organizations would retain their workers or the specific percentages involved in the absorption process.
The Congress of the Union has a 90-day natural period, starting from the decree’s entry into force, to adapt the necessary laws and comply with it.
Meanwhile, employees of the National Institute for Women (INMUJERES) and the National Commission to Prevent and Eradicate Violence against Women (CONAVIM) also fear layoffs. according to Quadratín reporter Adrián Nuñez. These workers have been offered two options: sign their resignation or accept a lesser position within the Secretary of Women’s Affairs. President Sheinbaum acknowledged that the layoffs would comply with the Federal Labor Law, stating that they would "talk to them" without specifying the severance amounts.
