Working on digital platforms. An analysis of the labour reform in Mexico

Abstract

International consensus has not yet been reached on how to regulate digital platform work. Various solutions have been implemented, but Mexico’s 2024 reform to the labour law stands out for recognizing labour relations under this form of employment, however “flexibilized” to adapt to the conditions of new forms of working arrangements in the digital economy. This article explains the guiding principles of this relationship (effectively worked hours and an income equal to or higher than the national minimum wage), the particularities to regulate it, the employer’s organizational and disciplinary power, and worker rights. This work also notes legal contradictions and underlines certain issues to access labour-related benefits.