Workers Requested Support from Mexico’s Army & Navy to Face a Mining Company & Narco Alliance, Authorities Ignored Them
Workers at the Camino Rojo mine, owned by Canada’s Orla Mining, faced violence & threats from drug traffickers.
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Unresolved Issues with Teachers
Until this crisis is addressed at its root, public education will remain the weakest link in a chain of inequalities that can no longer tolerate excuses. Mexico owes its teachers much more than applause in the Zócalo: it owes them justice.
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Mining Company in Zacatecas Used Drug Traffickers Against Workers, Mineros Union
A USMCA Rapid Response panel pointed out that Canadian company Orla Mining “remained silent and showed tolerance”; & also did not act on the complaints of violations of freedom of association nor investigate them.
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The 20-year Plan Placing Work at the Center of Mexico City
The city government says strengthening union organization and defending labour rights will be the pillars shaping the policies and programs of all city agencies for the next two decades.
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Senators Will Vote on Electronic Registration of Working Hours & 586,000 Peso Fines
The ruling to be analyzed in the Senate adds the electronic registration of the workday to the list of employer obligations.
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Mexico’s Unpaid & Exploited Gas Station Attendants
Slave-like working conditions and numerous abuses persist; while the majority of workers lack employment contracts, wages, social security, and benefits.
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Six Months of the Nacional Monte de Piedad Strike
While acknowledging that it has been difficult, trade unionist Miguel Ángel Pérez Ramírez affirmed that workers remain committed to fighting to defend & uphold their labour rights.
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Cananea Miners Over 60 Receive Monthly Payments of 9,500 Pesos
The money is part of the Justice Plan for Cananea, which aims to provide a measure of justice to workers who had been striking for 18 years.
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Menstruation & Workplace Discrimination
Although Mexico’s Federal Labour Law does not yet consider menstrual leave, four states do have menstrual leave for women workers.
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SINTTIA Denounces Fraenkische for Collective Bargaining Violations
Workers detected excessive payroll deductions and anomalies in the savings fund at the German company.
