Mexico’s Current Minimum Wage Buys 1.94 Basic Basket of Goods; in 2018, it was 0.78
The National Minimum Wage Commission says that last year’s wage increase still outpaced even the sharp inflation which hit the basic basket of goods.
News Briefs
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Parents of Ayotzinapa 43 Accuse Government of Stagnant Investigation
Families say there has been no response to the points they raised when meeting with President Sheinbaum, last November, nor has a follow-up meeting been scheduled, as promised.
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Yoreme Communities Halt Start of Mega-methanol Project in Ohuira Bay
US Ambassador to Mexico & former CIA agent Ronald Johnson warned canceling the project would send a negative signal to US investors.
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Morena Proposes Strengthening of Neighbourhood Representation in Mexico City
The legislators propose Community Participation Commissions have more representation & strengthen their dialogue with mayoral offices.
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CNTE Announces Indefinite Strike in June During World Cup
Teachers consider the strike a “political necessity given the lack of response to the demands for the repeal of the Peña-AMLO education reform and the 2007 ISSSTE Law.”
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Clicks
Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press on Mexico and Mexican politics including healthcare, tariffs, education privatization & CIA, CIA, CIA.
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President Sheinbaum Inaugurates Train to AIFA
The line connects Mexico City to the airport in 50 minutes, with trains running every 30 minutes.
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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Suggests PEMEX Transition From Oil Company to “energy entity”
The son of President Lázaro Cárdenas, who nationalized Mexican oil production in 1938, made the comments as part of the Petroleum Advisory Commission.
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Morena Deputies Propose Making Mother’s Day a Paid Holiday
Mexico is one of the countries with the fewest mandatory rest days for workers, the last holiday was added in 1987.
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Indigenous Communities Denounce Non-Compliance by Mexico’s Agriculture Secretariat, Announce Day of Protest
The Supreme Indigenous Council of Michoacán demanded the removal of the Agricultural Secretary, citing omissions, negligence, & mismanagement of public funds.
