Ministry of Economy and Regional Partners Advance Corporate Care Agenda in Landmark CEO Workshop / @m_ebrard @SE_mx >>>

#SecretaryOf Economy, #México.- The Ministry of Economy, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), recently hosted the Second CEO Workshop Breakfast, titled «Advancing the Care Agenda in Companies and Industrial Parks.» This crucial dialogue aimed to forge a public-private strategy for care, focusing on defining infrastructure models that foster productivity, social co-responsibility, and workplace inclusion. The consensus established that building care infrastructure is not merely fulfilling a historical debt to women, but represents a strategic economic investment for the nation’s future.

Presided over by the Undersecretary of Industry and Commerce, Vidal Llerenas Morales, the event highlighted the tangible advantages of this infrastructure. He underscored that «the construction of care infrastructure within productive centres not only addresses a historical debt with women, but constitutes a strategic investment in productivity, innovation, and social welfare.» For businesses, these services can reduce staff turnover, enhance talent attraction and retention, and notably boost productivity by up to 20%.

Furthering this strategy, Mariana Montserrat Tajonar, Head of the IMSS Nursery Service, presented the CECI in Enterprise model, detailing its financial sustainability. Under this scheme, the company provides the land and construction, while the IMSS ensures proper standards, staff training, and provides a monthly fee per child, allowing the business to potentially recover its investment within five years at full occupancy. Additionally, Jennifer Alvarado of ECLAC presented a proposal to update the NMX-046 Industrial Parks Standard to formally include the mandatory provision of care services.

Co-organised by the Ministry of Economy’s Director General of Operations, Mtra. Ana Gabriela González González, this event marks a significant step towards a «society of care» supported by a feminist industrial policy. The Ministry of Economy and its strategic allies are committed to advancing corporate policies that guarantee the right to care, strengthen national competitiveness, and promote substantive gender equality.

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