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Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press on Mexico and Mexican politics.
USMCA Panel Finds Labor Violations at Orla Mining, Mexico Business News. Camino Rojo, a gold and silver mine in Zacatecas operated by Canada-based Orla Mining, committed a severe denial of labor rights by interfering in union activities, using coercion and intimidation to force workers away from Los Mineros and toward a company-preferred union.
“El litio mexicano salió de la lógica del saqueo: ahora es patrimonio del pueblo”: Violeta Núñez en La Base América Latina Diario Red. La decisión de convertir al litio en un recurso estratégico coloca a México en el centro de una disputa geopolítica atravesada por intereses mineros, el T-MEC y la transición energética.
William Savinar, Mexico City sex workers say World Cup construction hurting their income Courthouse News Service. Bike path and pedestrian walkway construction is underway for the World Cup on one of Mexico City’s major thoroughfares — but not everyone is buying in.
José Manuel Fuentes García, Mexicanos muertos en manos del ICE “se suicidaron” o tuvieron “complicación médicas” Sin Embargo. Bajo la política migratoria de Trump, 14 mexicanos fallecieron en manos del ICE. Se detuvieron a más de 177 mil connacionales, durante la gestión de la exsecretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kisti Noem.
Sheinbaum Backs Use of Venezuelan Funds for President Maduro’s Defense Telesur English. Mexican President Addresses Ongoing Legal Proceedings in New York.
Beatriz Guillén, Los agricultores y transportistas de México confirman “un paro indefinido” en 20 Estados a partir del lunes El País. El Frente Nacional por el Rescate del Campo Mexicano y la Asociación Nacional de Transportistas en México iniciarán bloqueos carreteros para protestar por “la inseguridad” y la “falta de financiamiento”.
Oscar Lopez, Mexican art world protests over plan to send Frida Kahlo masterpieces to Spain The Guardian. Cultural figures sign open letter asking government for clarity on how long landmark collection will remain abroad.
Gustavo Leal F., 18 meses de la política de salud-Sheinbaum La Jornada. Los primeros 18 meses de la administración Sheinbaum trabajan sobre un lienzo heredado sin cambio.
Caroline Tracey, Alejandro Cartagena’s Mexico in Flux The Nation. Reminiscent of the New Topographics, the photographs of Cartagena and others captures a country in the midst of a geographic transformation.
Zosimo Camacho, Más de mil 100 zonas de sacrificio: los desastres ambientales de México Luces Del Siglo. Mil 142 sitios contaminados, más de 10 millones de metros cuadrados de suelo envenenado, comunidades enteras condenadas a una vida de enfermedad y precariedad…
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Struggles of the Women’s Secretariat: From Combating Femicide to Political Violence
An interview with Mexico’s Secretary for Women, Citlalli Hernández Mora.
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Mexico’s National Farmers Strike Begins Today in 20 States
Organizers considered the government’s has no interest in resolving the agricultural crisis, and balked at the demand that they not hold any demonstrations during this year’s World Cup.
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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.
