Mexican Standard on Labor Equality and Non-Discrimination®

General Information

Institution:

Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) of Mexico

Country:

Mexico

Contact person:

General Directorate of Institutional Relations

Position:

Labor Policy and Institutional Relations Unit

Email:

asuntos.internacionales@stps.gob.mx

Phone:

(52 55) 2000-5300 Ext. 63323

Website of the program:

http://www.gob.mx/normalaboral

Which of the following topic(s) applies to the program?:

Topics:

LABOR

Enforcement and awareness of labor legislation

Fight against discrimination

Working conditions

EMPLOYMENT

Gender equity

Labor inclusion of vulnerable groups

Employment policies and programs

Social security programs and policies

Improvement of social security systems

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

Human resources

Use of information and communication technologies

Program Description

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Description:

The Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) fostered the creation of the Standard, in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Federal Law on Metrology and Standardization. On February 22, 2008, the Technical Committee on National Standardization of Equal Opportunities and Labor Inclusion was established to develop the Standard, with the participation of representatives from the public, private and social sectors.

Based on the experience regarding the implementation of Standard 2009, it became necessary to update it to the 2012 version of the Standard, whose statement of validity was published in the Official Journal of the Federation (DOF) on November 23 that year, and came into force on January 23, 2013.

On September 12, 2014, the Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare signed an agreement with the National Institute for Women (INMUJERES) and the National Council to Prevent Discrimination (CONAPRED), in order to coordinate actions to prevent and eliminate discrimination “with a common objective to promote labor equality and non-discrimination for women and men.” Based on the agreement, the Mexican Standard NMX-R-025-SCFI-2015 on Labor Equality and Non-discrimination was devised, which came into effect on December 18, 2015, taking elements from three documents:

Mexican Standard NMX-R-025- SCFI-2012 on Labor Equality between Women and Men
Gender Equality Model
Action Guide against Discrimination: “Institution Committed to Inclusion”

On August 8, 2016, during the National System for Equality between Women and Men (SNIMH)’s session, the presidential mandate for the heads of Administration agencies was the duty to get certified.

The Mexican Standard, in its guidelines, provides for the establishment of an Inter-institutional Council made up of the Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare, the National Institute for Women and the National Council to Prevent Discrimination, aimed at promoting the implementation of the current Mexican Standard at work centers around the country.

Objectives:

MAIN EVALUATION FOCAL POINTS

Establishing requirements for public, private and social work centers, of any size or kind of activity, to integrate, implement and execute, within their management and human resources processes, labor equality and non-discrimination practices to promote workers’ integral development.
- Integrating a gender perspective into the processes of recruitment, selection, mobility and training, ensuring pay equity.
- Boosting actions to prevent violence at work.
- Implementing good practices regarding co-responsibility in workers’ personal, family and work life, ensuring equal treatment and opportunities.

Year of Start:

2015

Estimated duration:

Undefined

Geographic coverage:

National

Target population:

Workers

Employers

Women

Young boys

Older adults

Indigenous populations

Afro-descendant populations

People with disabilities

LGBTI Community

Public workers

Evaluation and Documentation

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Describe the program's most important achievements and lessons learned:

ACHIEVEMENTS

Between 2009 and 2018, 14,933 advisory sessions were carried out, and 674 work centers were certified, benefiting a total of 932,821 people.

Certifying work centers has some of the following benefits:

Respect for human and labor rights.
Consolidation of a gender-sensitive business culture that respects diversity and equal treatment and opportunities.
Decrease in absenteeism, mistakes and work accidents, which contributes to improving the financial system and work environment of the certified work center.
Competitive advantages in participation and negotiation with public administrations by receiving benefits and preference with service agreements, and by gaining points in public tenders, as stated in Article 14 of the Law of Acquisitions, Leasing and Services for the Public Sector.
Being included in the National Register of certified work centers, which promotes the exchange of successful practices in terms of labor equality and non-discrimination.
Work centers that have a Certificate of Compliance with the Mexican Standard NMX-R-025-SCFI-2015 in force, shall therefore comply with the following requirements: 5.1, Section c); 7.1, Section b); 7.2, Section g); 7.2, Section a), Subsection 2), e) and g); 5.7, Section d).

LESSONS LEARNED

Mexican Standard NMX-R-025-SCFI-2015 is based on a principle recognizing equal treatment and opportunities at work, as well as the respect for the rights of women and men.
Labor equality practices face cultural barriers; hence, this kind of tools are essential to support work centers in terms of equality and non-discrimination.
The passing process in NMX-R-025-SCFI-2015, apart from certification, involves responsibility, commitment and, above all, making great contributions to continue building a more equal and democratic society, willing to bet on a more productive country.

Describe the challenges of the program:

Breaking sociocultural inertia in the labor market and devising labor policies on the matter.
Reducing inequality gaps in the labor market and eliminating labor discrimination, in order to produce a more productive and committed staff.
Promoting labor justice and democracy.
Protecting the rights of more vulnerable people and sectors.
Reducing informality and fostering responsible, open dialogue to achieve decent, just and sufficient work, so that Mexico can effectively increase productivity, reduce inequalities, and improve the economic performance and the wellbeing of workers and their families.

Specify if the program has any internal and external evaluations, if applicable, include key findings:

INTERNAL: Implementing an internal audit under the responsibility of the work center. The results allow for the identification of areas of continuous improvement and opportunity.

EXTERNAL: Implementing certification and surveillance audits to work centers. The results are protected by the certification body in charge of evaluations.

Documents:

Tríptico Norma Mexicana en Igualdad Laboral y No Discriminación

Links to media (audio, video):

Video de la Norma Mexicana en Igualdad Laboral y No Discriminación

Norma Mexicana NMX-R-025-DCFI-2015 pleno respeto y garantía de los derechos humanos