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Mexico in this sector spends 14% of the average that delivers the nations of the organization

One in 4 Mexican children live in poor households: OECD

The condition affects 11 million children between zero and 19 years

It is key that the country strengthen public policies to improve the situation of women and children, recommended

Susana González Gutiérrez and Karina Avilés

newspaper La Jornada
Thursday April 28, 2011, p. 21

Mexico has the highest child poverty rate highest among the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), almost on par with Israel and Turkey. One in four children live in poor households (25.8 percent), twice the reported average of 34 members of that body, estimated at 12.7 percent.

in the country, public spending aimed at meeting the needs of early childhood slash 39 000 600 pesos per child per year, an amount equivalent to 14 percent of the 274 thousand 700 pesos on average, are spent in the nations OECD. So

documented by the agency in a report on household welfare, which he entitled: doing the best for families . The text points out that to reduce the risks of poverty and mobilizing women's employment is key that Mexico strengthen public policies to improve the situation of both women and children, in particular to take the majority of the population working age.

Faced with this situation of child poverty, the Mexican government spends less than one percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to support families with children, particularly public spending for early childhood is seven times lower than average world body. Here

Brogan 39 000 600 pesos per child and the child care rate for children under three years, which measures the population's access to childcare and preschool education, is considerably low, as only reaches 6 percent, while the OECD average spending amounts to 274 thousand 700 pesos and a rate of 31 percent in child care.

According to the results of Population and Housing Census 2010, 29.3 percent of the population is under 14 years, which amounts to 32 million 914 thousand children. If one takes into account adolescents from 15 to 19 years, the figure rises to 38.8 percent or 43 million 648 thousand Mexicans, almost four out of ten.

So if the fourth Mexican children living in poverty, according to the OECD, poverty affects 8.2 million lower if only those who have taken between zero and 14 years, or up to 10.9 million if it includes those who reach age 19.

accessibility to high quality care is essential to facilitate parental employment, the report said, while cautioning that gender roles constitute a barrier to economic opportunity in Mexico and their wives .

Parental leave for family reasons and are limited in Mexico. Maternity leave, but paid a hundred per cent of the last salary is 12 weeks in total and covers only women in formal employment. No other form of parental leave, even for parents said.

The report indicates that although female employment has grown and Mexico represents 40 percent of the total is the lowest and is located just after Turkey, while the OECD average female labor force is 60 percent. In addition, gender differences in paid and unpaid work in Mexico are among the highest because the Mexican perform four hours of unpaid work against average of 2.30 hours of the organization.

The OECD recognizes that poverty is growing in homes with children of almost all countries of the region, dramatically in a generation and more than in previous decades, when the poorest of the society are pensioners.

Jose Angel Gurria, OECD secretary general, warned that failure to protect the most vulnerable will be generated and sustained high social costs for future generations.

The paradox of growing poverty in households with children is that fertility rates have fallen to the extent that the average per woman is 1.7 children instead of the 2.2 three decades ago, in addition, families tend to be smaller very few people get married, the divorce rate is high, and increasing the educational level of women.

To encourage the majority of the Mexican population enter the labor market, the country should support families by providing greater resources for child care, and improve employment opportunities, raised the body. _________________________________________

unemployment persists and reduced purchasing power, says

PAN governments, a lost decade for the workers: report

Patricia Muñoz Rios

The PAN governments decade is a lost decade for human rights work in Mexico , since in this period -2000-2010 - was created only a fifth of the jobs the administration promised Felipe Calderon, there was constant relative decline in permanent jobs, the buying power of the minimum wage was reduced to such an extent that it now represents a quarter of the workers who were in the late 70's, and multiplied freedom violations association.

The 14 Report of Human Rights Violations in Mexico Labour, prepared by the Center for Labor Reflection and Action (CEREAL), raises concerns that the foregoing and for Mexican workers the decade of the National Action Party in government has meant suffering and indignity .

The document, presented yesterday to experts on the issue of labor rights, indicates that even 33 cases of violations of freedom of association during the presidency of Fox were taken, for the first time in the history of Mexico, subject to a hearing of the Commission Human Rights (IACHR) of the OAS, and that the Calderon government could overcome the number of lawsuits filed by workers and unions to international organizations, in the absence of labor courts in Mexico.

Cereal research was discussed, among others, Alan Garcia Campos, of the Legal Unit and Analysis of the Mexico Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who said the crisis situation of insecurity and violence we live in the country has exacerbated the precarious situation of human rights and labor. Meanwhile, Manuel Fuentes, president of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers, said that instances of labor courts in Mexico are failed, they suffer from defects and limited staff.

The analysis also touches upon the performance of the labor secretary, Javier Lozano, of which he says have gone on hot spots on its ineffective management, noting that the task of staff has led, for example, in fact, poor and without direction for learners workers Mexicana Airlines. He also argues that the secretary has been part in the event of a strike at Cananea, had contempt by the conflict of the Mexican Union of Electricians and has lied in relation to what happened in the Pasta de Conchos.

As for the balance of this decade for workers The report notes that during this period were created in total only 2.1 million jobs (210 thousand a year on average, barely a fifth of the minimum required.) He also emphasizes that in this period has been committed State workplace violence, as documented decisions and positions of government policies affecting workers, has been unit labor justice the federal executive branch.

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