Mexican Labour Politics at a Critical Juncture

dc.contributor.author	Hilgers, Tina
dc.contributor.editor	Fitzsimmons, Scott
dc.contributor.editor	Singh, Anita
dc.date.accessioned	2020-12-18T19:35:24Z
dc.date.available	2020-12-18T19:35:24Z
dc.date.issued	2004
dc.description.abstract	This article reviews the current political situation of Mexican organized labour and the academic debate regarding unions’ relevance to Mexican democracy, drawing attention to the importance of Federal Labour Law reform. With the 1997 parliamentary elections, Mexico entered a critical juncture of regime change. Civil society’s – particularly labour’s – participation in policy-making is crucial to the establishment of inclusive political structures beyond the electoral arena, to stabilize this fledgling democracy. Given labour’s political weakness leading up to, and potential representational importance at, this critical juncture, I suggest that the participation of both official and independent labour in the mesa working to craft Federal Labour Code reform provides an important reference point for studies of the quality of Mexican democracy.
dc.identifier.issn	1480-6339
dc.identifier.issn	1480-6365
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/112864
dc.identifier.uri	https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38459
dc.publisher.department	Political Science
dc.publisher.faculty	Arts
dc.publisher.institution	York University
dc.rights	© Innovations: A Journal of Politics 1998-2027
dc.title	Mexican Labour Politics at a Critical Juncture
dc.type	journal article