EZLN: The Nation-state No Longer Has Decision Making Power
“Sovereignty is a bad joke. They can’t say that Mexico is sovereign, even if they say so on the Mañanera, if it can’t even decide whether to send oil to Cuba.”
News Briefs
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Social Programs Will Cushion Impact of Global Chaos in 2026: Mexico’s Finance Secretary
By 2026, social program spending will reach nearly one trillion pesos, with the goal of sustaining the well-being of the majority of families.
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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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Oaxaca’s 3rd Forum in Defense of Territory and Social Property: April 15 in Santa María Atzompa
The call comes in a context of concern about legislative reforms that put the rights of Indigenous and agrarian communities at risk.
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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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High Oil & Fertilizer Prices are Impacting Mexican Agriculture
Research professor Gerardo Noriega says the cost of armed and trade wars has hit Mexican agricultural producers hard.
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Court Denies Injunction Against Puebla Cablebus
The judge determined the NGOs did not provide sufficient evidence to prove environmental damage.
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Mexico Will Bring Death of Mexicans in ICE custody in US Before IACHR
Mexico will not limit itself to a diplomatic note in the face of these serious events, President Sheinbaum indicated.
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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.
