Under discussion, among other matters, are the country's tough redundancy rules and highly protected work contracts, which have discouraged job creation.

和其它事项一起讨论的，其中有一项是关于这个国家过于严厉的裁员规则，该规则已经阻碍创造就业机会。

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Some are philosophically based. Some do work for the government on government contracts addressing particular issues.

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because most people in the industry do tend to, as I say, work contracts.

因为这个行业里的大部分人如我所说，通常会签合同。

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The hired employees are provided long and seemingly legitimate work contracts and actual websites to log into.

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The other explanation is that those already in self-employment as the downturn hit were the ones who lost out on work contracts while bosses prioritised the retention of their employed staff.

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The new anti-corruption law will levy fines ranging from 10 thousand pesos to 2 million pesos in minimum salaries to foreigners or Mexican citizens that engage in corruption or bribes linked to public work contracts.

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