Vital mínimum and mínimum wage, on Mexican labor policy from political philosophy. [Mínimo vital y salario mínimo, en la política laboral mexicana desde la filosofía política]

Abstract

Vital Minimum is a concept used to determinate the lowest requirements level which a person uses for it own subsistence and to satisfy their most basics needs, understand so, from the human rights perspective. Minimum wage on México, determined by a tripartite commission should contemplate this elements to recuperate the purchasing power that this component of labor law has lost in México, and this (minimum wage) stops working only as an indicator to impose fines and a parameter for bad remunerated employments, to recover whatever once it was at the middle of the past century, an equitable parameter of retribution of work that allows dignity subsistence for the person. After a comparative revision of minimum wage in México with other Latin America countries, was identified that this indicator in México is one of the lowest on this region, is concluded that an adaptation and increase of minimum wage on México, adjusted on current federal administration, results necessary it stills increasing and a proposal is made.