After the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the reform on substantive equality, the initiative was referred to the local congresses for its constitutional effects.
In this sense, the Congress of Tabasco was the first to approve the minute with a draft Decree by which various provisions of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States are reformed and added, at the proposal of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
The document proposes changes in matters of substantive equality, gender perspective, women’s right to a life free of violence and eradication of the gender pay gap.
By unanimous vote and as a matter of urgent resolution, the parliamentary factions of Morena, PVEM, PRD, PT, MC and PRI, endorsed the document just one hour after the same was done in San Lázaro.
In general matters, local deputies from the various parliamentary groups took the opportunity to request that the reform be immediately replicated in the state.
Alejandra Navez Plancarte, from the PVEM, highlighted that with these changes the eradication of the gender wage gap is achieved, which represents a fundamental victory in terms of justice and labor equity.
It also reinforces, she said, the State’s commitment to eradicate gender violence, guaranteeing an adequate and specialized response in the prosecution of these crimes and in the protection of women.
“This great advance reflects that today power is exercised from an inclusive and fair vision, and comes from a woman with an unwavering commitment to the causes of all of us,” she added.
For her part, Orquídea López Yzquierdo, from the PRD, highlighted that this achievement is for “those who have suffered in silence and have lost opportunities for the simple fact of being women. It is an act of justice, a promise that this time the State is with them.”
The constitutional amendment seeks to establish that the State guarantees women access to equal treatment and opportunities for the recognition, enjoyment or exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
TAMAULIPAS:
For its part, the Congress of Tamaulipas unanimously approved the draft decree.
The draft united the legislators, who celebrated that it takes steps to eliminate the wage gap, promote women in leadership positions, and eradicate workplace violence, which contributes, they agreed, to social justice and the competitiveness of the country.
The Decree that modifies articles 4, 21, 41, 73, 116, 122 and 123 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States in terms of substantive equality.
Source: nacion321
