Skip to content
AI Policy Generator

ESWhat applies

Mexico · Law

Federal Labor Law amendment on digital platforms

In forceLFT Ch. IX Bis (platforms)

Summary

It treats people who work through platforms and earn at least one Mexico City monthly minimum wage as employees. Platforms must publish an algorithmic management policy, have human staff review deactivations and protect workers' data.

Who it applies to

Companies that operate digital service platforms (delivery, ride-hailing and similar) with workers in Mexico.

Penalties

Fines under LFT art. 997-B, added by the same amendment.

Official name
Decreto por el que se adicionan diversas disposiciones de la Ley Federal del Trabajo, en materia de Plataformas Digitales (Capítulo IX Bis)
Official reference
DOF 24-dic-2024 (edición vespertina); en vigor 180 días después de su publicación
Regulator
Ministry of Labor (STPS) and labor inspectorate
Official source
Check the sourceHow we verify sources

Key dates

Obligations and dates

Obligations table
ObligationArticle or citationStatusDateWho it applies toVerification
Algorithmic work management policyLFT, art. 291-JIn forceJune 22, 2025If you run a delivery, ride-hailing or other on-demand platform with workers in Mexico.Verified in the official source on November 2, 2026
Human review of account blocks and deactivationsLFT, art. 291-PIn forceJune 22, 2025If your platform can restrict, suspend or remove worker accounts.Verified in the official source on November 2, 2026
Security and rights over worker dataLFT, art. 291-K, fr. IVIn forceJune 22, 2025If your platform processes workers' personal data.Verified in the official source on November 2, 2026

Algorithmic work management policy

LFT, art. 291-JIn force

Applies from June 22, 2025

When it relates
If you run a delivery, ride-hailing or other on-demand platform with workers in Mexico.
What the rule provides
  • Write an algorithmic management policy explaining how tasks are assigned, how ratings matter and which incentives and penalties apply.
  • Give it to each worker at the start of the relationship and whenever it changes.
  • Make sure algorithmic decisions are reasonable and non-discriminatory.
Typical evidence
  • Current policy and delivery receipts.
  • Version history.
Verification
Verified in the official source on November 2, 2026Checked in the DOF (Dec 24, 2024): Chapter IX Bis, arts. 291-A to 291-U; the algorithmic management policy is in art. 291-J (not art. 330-A, as one source said). The effective date (June 22, 2025) is the 180-calendar-day count in the first transitional article.

Human review of account blocks and deactivations

LFT, art. 291-PIn force

Applies from June 22, 2025

When it relates
If your platform can restrict, suspend or remove worker accounts.
What the rule provides
  • Offer a way to review decisions that affect connection or access, handled by staff with autonomy and power to change the decision, not by the algorithm.
  • Give written notice of the conduct behind the restriction, with a detailed report; otherwise the measure is void.
Typical evidence
  • Review procedure and log of resolved cases.
  • Deactivation notice templates.
Verification
Verified in the official source on November 2, 2026Checked in the DOF (Dec 24, 2024): Chapter IX Bis, arts. 291-A to 291-U; the algorithmic management policy is in art. 291-J (not art. 330-A, as one source said). The effective date (June 22, 2025) is the 180-calendar-day count in the first transitional article. Review Nov 2, 2026 in the DOF: Art. 291-P requires review mechanisms for decisions on connection or access, run by staff with autonomy and power to reverse them, not by algorithms.

Security and rights over worker data

LFT, art. 291-K, fr. IVIn force

Applies from June 22, 2025

When it relates
If your platform processes workers' personal data.
What the rule provides
  • Put security safeguards in place for workers' information and personal data.
  • Honor access, correction, deletion, objection and portability rights.
Typical evidence
  • Procedure for handling worker requests.
Verification
Verified in the official source on November 2, 2026Checked in the DOF (Dec 24, 2024): Chapter IX Bis, arts. 291-A to 291-U; the algorithmic management policy is in art. 291-J (not art. 330-A, as one source said). The effective date (June 22, 2025) is the 180-calendar-day count in the first transitional article.

Related rules

Regulatory change alerts by country

Pick the countries you care about and we will email you when we change a rule or an application date for those countries in our registry.

  • Changes to the rules of the countries you pick, when we add them to the registry.
  • New application dates.
  • No more than one email a week. Unsubscribe at any time.

It is a free, informational notice, not a legal monitoring service: it does not necessarily catch every change or within a set time.

Countries · Pick one or more.
US states
Email language
Manage my alerts

Find out what applies to you (free)