IMSS workers protest megamarch and alleged intimidation in Mexico City, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico City, Mexico): Workers at the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) are planning another mega-march, and this time they are not only demanding better wages and working conditions. They also allege threats and surveillance against those who take part in the protests.
The protesters have called a new mobilization for Monday, November 9, which will begin at 3:00 p.m. from the Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI in Mexico City.
Before the march, workers will hold an assembly on Sunday, November 8, at 10:00 a.m. at the ninth section of the National Coordinating Committee of Education Workers (CNTE).
IMSS worker Jesús Vargas said the mega-march will begin at 3:00 p.m. He quoted the organizers’ plans, saying the next assembly is set for 10:00 a.m.
on November 8 at the same ninth section of the CNTE, followed by the mega-march at 3:00 p.m. on November 9 starting from Siglo XXI.
In addition to demanding better wages and working conditions, the protesters say union representatives and institute personnel intimidate and monitor workers to discourage their participation in the mobilizations. According to their complaint, some colleagues fear retaliation for joining the protests.
Vargas urged workers to take part and said the alleged threats are occurring inside their units. He said union delegates and the union’s broader structure are threatening workers, and that the institution is also monitoring them.
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