Politics · Mexico · 5 hrs ago
IMSS workers confirm nationwide march for October 30
IMSS workers and retirees will march across Mexico on Friday, October 30, to press their demands.
In Mexico City, the march is set to start at 3 p.m.
at the National Medical Center Siglo XXI, but organizers have not announced its route or destination.
They are seeking a 10% pay increase, along with improvements to medicines, equipment and working conditions.
IMSS head Zoé Robledo proposed an 8% increase, split between base pay and housing support, but workers rejected it.
Workers also want union leader Rafael Olivos to resign and are continuing to collect 300,000 signatures for that demand.
On Saturday, October 31, they plan to hold their first constituent assembly, with registration from 8 a.m.
and proceedings starting at 10 a.m.
A news conference is planned for Tuesday to give more details about the mobilizations.
IMSS workers and retirees confirmed a nationwide march for Friday, October 30.
In Mexico City, the march is set to begin at 15:00 from the National Medical Center Siglo XXI.
Workers are demanding a 10 percent pay increase, better medicines, equipment and working conditions, and the departure of union leader Rafael Olivos.
They rejected an 8 percent increase proposed by IMSS director Zoé Robledo, describing it as an insult.
A constitutive assembly is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, with registration from 08:00 and the meeting starting at 10:00.
- Who
- Workers and retirees of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
- What
- They confirmed a nationwide march and are seeking higher wages, improved working conditions and the departure of union leader Rafael Olivos.
- When
- Friday, October 30. A constitutive assembly is scheduled for Saturday, October 31.
- Where
- Nationwide. In Mexico City, the march will start at the National Medical Center Siglo XXI.
- Why
- Workers are protesting the proposed pay increase and demanding a 10 percent raise, better medicines and equipment, and changes to union leadership.
IMSS workers and retirees
IMSS leadership
Pay increase
IMSS workers and retirees
Workers are seeking a 10 percent raise and rejected the proposed increase as an insult.
IMSS leadership
Zoé Robledo proposed an 8 percent increase, split between base salary and housing assistance.
Union leadership
IMSS workers and retirees
Workers are demanding Rafael Olivos’s departure as union leader.
IMSS leadership
Not stated
The nationwide march is scheduled to take place; in Mexico City it will start at 15:00 from the National Medical Center Siglo XXI.
Workers are scheduled to hold their first constitutive assembly, with registration from 08:00 and the meeting starting at 10:00.
- March date
- Friday, October 30
- Mexico City start time and location
- 15:00, National Medical Center Siglo XXI
- Proposed pay increase
- 8 percent: 4 percent for base salary and 4 percent for housing assistance
- Workers’ pay demand
- 10 percent
- Assembly
- Saturday, October 31; registration at 08:00, meeting at 10:00
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What people are saying
We expect thousands of workers from across the country
This increase they have just given is once again an insult to the workforce, to the health sector
IMSS has improved and the figures show it: the number of consultations, as well as hospitals built