EU4Decent Work for all: Promoting sustainable integration solutions for people on the move in Mexico Contract related to: EU4Decent Work for all: Promoting sustainable integration solutions for people on the move in Mexico - Despite the fact that Mexico is the world¿s 15th largest economy, the country is characterised by high inequality levels, with almost half of its population living below the poverty line, and one fourth in extreme poverty. The COVID-19 pandemic added 1, 6 million more people to extreme poverty and the sanitary crisis revealed the fragility and fragmentation of the national healthcare sector, the deficiency of protection schemes and the general systemic weaknesses of a country suffering from persistent inequality. The negative effects of the pandemic in countries of the region, especially in Central America, has also increased migration.Widespread informality remains a key structural challenge with important implications in terms of productivity, economic growth, inequality of income, lack of contribution to the fiscal effort and structural poverty. With more than half of the Mexican population left behind, and nearly 60% of workers in informal jobs, major challenges remain vis-à-vis the achievement of the SDGs. In that respect, the formalisation and integration of the people most at risk and people on the move through decent work is an opportunity for Mexico to revert fragmentation and growing inequalities and to promote sustainable and inclusive growth. Despite a favourable legal framework for the inclusion of people on the move, progress on labour reforms paving the way to formalising the most vulnerable workers and a pro-poor political narrative, institutional weakness is certainly a key factor behind the main challenges affecting the country and its population. Federal and state administrations suffer from a crucial lack of data, knowledge, regulatory frameworks and operational mechanisms for structural changes. The Action proposed intends to support relevant administrations in designing and implementing efficient mechanisms and digital solutions aiming at formalising and integrating the most vulnerable workers, such as women, youth and `people on the move¿. The proposed Action will contribute to strengthen social protection systems, services and tools, to exercise basic rights, to enhance the functioning of the labour market and to build a healthier and more cohesive society. The Action implies an active collaboration and engagement with the private sector and responds to the labour market and workforce demands. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The main stakeholders are the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), the Secretary of Labour and Welfare (STPS), the Tax Administration Service (SAT), the National Institute of Migration (INM), the Mexican Commission for Refugees (COMAR), the National Employment Service (SNE) and the private sector. &nbsp;The Action aims at contributing to the Team Europe Initiative on Social Cohesion coordinated with EU Member States, with an active engagement of DE, FR, NL and ES and with the support of European expertise, considered a reference in the sector of employment and social protection.&nbsp;