App Worker Union Warns of Mass Exclusion in Social Security Program
Formalizing employment is a step forward, but the income threshold incentivizes platforms to throttle workers’ hours to avoid social security contributions.
Author: Mexico Solidarity
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Supreme Court to Review Which Union Rightfully Represents Workers at Camino Rojo Mine
Mexico’s highest court will examine violations against workers from the Mineros’ union, committed by the Canadian company Orla Mining, which has pressured them to join a pro-company protection union.
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People’s Mañanera August 6
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on Alameda Oriente infrastructure, digital platform workers rights, Canadians, Fourth Transformation unity, and debunking circulating rumours.
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Soberanía 70: Bridges, Not Walls
Is there any way for the peoples of the Americas to truly understand each other? Dispatches from the Pan-American Congress and good news on reducing poverty, rescuing PEMEX and holding tariffs at bay. Plus, expanding the definition of “cartel” north of the Rio Grande.
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People’s Mañanera August 5
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on PEMEX, murder of Federal Attorney General staff member in Tamaulipas, and US-Mexico security agreement.
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Day Labourers: Victims of Cruelty
There are more than 5 million agricultural day labourers in Mexico, approximately half of whom lack employment contracts, benefits and health services; many are Indigenous, often children work in the fields. These workers produce untold wealth for Mexican and transnational agribusiness corporations, in conditions of extreme exploitation and abuse.
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People’s Mañanera August 4
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on remittance prices, basic basket of goods prices, Tuxtepec hospital opens, youth weight and vision issues, Israel Vallarta, electoral reform, & ABC Daycare owner extradition.
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Pan-American Congress Against Advance of Fascism Held in Mexico City
In the Mexican Senate, legislators from across the continent agreed to push for concrete commitments to confront the right wing shift, to raise their voices in support of migrantes and demand an end to the genocide in Gaza.
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Tuxpan Prison Riot: 7 Dead, 11 Injured in Veracruz
Despite government plans to reduce crime rates, conditions at the Social Reintegration Centers across Mexico demonstrate the need for profound reform to eradicate corruption at its roots.
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Airbnb Accused of Meddling in Mexico City Gentrification Debates
A dubious organization with a dubious name, We Are All Hosts, has been participating in the neighbourhood forums.
