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Guatemalan government imposes “state of prevention” in response to protests
Guatemala’s president Alejandro Giammattei announced July 12 that the government was going to impose a “state of prevention” from July 14-28. The announcement followed protests demanding his resignation for his mishandling of the pandemic and lack of vaccinations.
On July 10, about 300 protesters had gathered in the capital Guatemala City’s Constitution Plaza to denounce corruption and demand Giammattei’s resignation. In announcing the state of prevention, the president tried to shift the blame for the pandemic onto the protesters, saying, “My complaint is against those people who are promoting the virus and who become more upset. .. and they are promoting it through a series of illegal demonstrations.”
Mexican authorities have ordered the General Motors (GM) Co union in the city of Silao to repeat the workers ’vote to correct alleged abuses that could violate a new trade agreement for automakers after pressure from U.S. lawmakers.
The Mexican Labor Ministry said on Tuesday that it had found “serious irregularities” in last month’s vote, saying Mexican labor reform required workers not to be tied to contracts signed on their backs and to keep wages low.
Such votes are part of Mexico’s broad effort to defend workers ’rights within the North American Free Trade Agreement or the new free trade agreement that represents NAFTA.
Government declines union request to take control of troubled airline Interjet continues to cancel flights; no planes expected to fly until Friday
Published on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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The federal government told Interjet workers on Monday that it won’t take control of the beleaguered airline as requested by the employees’ union last week.
An employee who spoke to the newspaper
Milenio said that he and his colleagues were informed of the decision at a meeting with officials at the Interior Ministry.
Section 15 of the Mexican Workers Confederation asked the government last Friday to requisition Interjet, saying that leaving the airline in the hands of its new owners poses a threat to national security, the economy and the public interest.