Mexico Forced Resignations and Dominican Republic Hazardous Work Expose Labor Abuse

In Aguascalientes, Mexico, the Colegio de Economistas reports that forced resignations affect about 25% of labor complaints filed with the local labor conciliation centre. Employers can avoid up to 80% of statutory severance obligations by pressuring workers to quit, shifting the financial burden onto families, especially during year‑end layoffs and project‑completion cycles in sectors such as commerce, services and food.

In the Dominican Republic, labour lawyer Juan Rosario Gratereaux warned that forced work conditions endanger workers’ lives, citing lack of protective equipment, excessive hours—sometimes over 80 per week—and unsafe environments in mining and sugar‑cane harvests. He quoted, “el trabajo forzoso no solamente es una cuestión de un mal pago o de un pago incompleto, sino que pone en peligro lo más sagrado que tiene un ser humano, que en este caso es la vida del trabajador.” The country’s commitments to ILO conventions mean violations can lead to administrative sanctions or criminal labour actions.