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  Minimum wage and social programs to achieve full economic well-being

  Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025)

  In Mexico, since 2019, minimum wage increases have ranged from 12% to 20%, with the latest increase of 13% scheduled for 2026. One of the objectives of this labor policy is to reduce poverty levels, ensuring that the population has access not only to a basic food basket, but also to a dignified and healthy one. While this policy and its objectives are laudable, obstacles such as informality, inflation, and a lack of investment in job creation undermine its potential success. Consequently, social programs have emerged to complement the minimum wage increases and make them more effective in achieving their goals. The relationship between the effectiveness of the minimum wage, access to a dignified basic food basket, and the "Youth Building the Future" program is the subject of RISAD's July-December 2025 issue. We hope you enjoy it, dear readers.      
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  Design and structuring of labor policies to reduce informality and drug use among young people.

  Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025)

  Job insecurity is not only a reflection of low wages, but also of unskilled work and even excessive working hours. If we add to this insecurity strict labor policies, where companies are inclined to take extreme measures against their workers, these would be sufficient conditions to create high unemployment rates and greater informality, and even high levels of tax evasion. Furthermore, these conditions exert greater pressure on the most vulnerable population, those with less experience and those recently entering the labor market; in this case, young people. Thus, without well-structured policies and workable working conditions, disadvantaged and unemployed young people could fall into illegal situations that are harmful to society. This combination of restrictive policies, job insecurity, young workers, informality, and drug use, dear readers, is what RISAD shares with you in this February-July 2025 issue.