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IMSS workers block roads in Mexico City ahead of national march
Workers at Mexico’s Social Security Institute, known as IMSS, temporarily blocked roads at several points in Mexico City.
The protests took place ahead of a national march scheduled for October 13.
Workers demanded better pay, decent working conditions and enough medical supplies.
They also called for more attention to medical and health staff.
Some protesters demanded the removal of IMSS union leader Rafael Olivos Hernández.
The blocks affected traffic near El Rosario and the Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI.
Workers moved between locations after reopening roads, and the national march was due to take place the following day.
IMSS workers staged intermittent roadblocks at several points in Mexico City ahead of a national march scheduled for October 13.
They called for better salaries, dignified working conditions and medical supplies.
The temporary closures affected traffic, and protesters moved to other locations after reopening roads.
Some demonstrators also called for the removal of IMSS union leader Rafael Olivos Hernández.
- Who
- Workers of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
- What
- They staged intermittent roadblocks and demanded better pay, working conditions and medical supplies.
- When
- October 12, 2026, ahead of a national march scheduled for October 13.
- Where
- Several locations in Mexico City, including Azcapotzalco and the area near the Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI.
- Why
- To press authorities to address their labor demands and improve attention for medical and health-sector staff.
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IMSS workers staged intermittent roadblocks at several locations in Mexico City.
Protesters reopened roads and moved to other points in the capital to continue their demonstrations.
A national march was scheduled to take place.
- Protesters
- IMSS workers
- Roadblock date
- October 12, 2026
- Planned march
- October 13, 2026
- Azcapotzalco location
- Aquiles Serdán Avenue and Renacimiento, El Rosario neighborhood
- Other affected location
- Cuauhtémoc Avenue and Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto Street, near Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI
- Union leader named by protesters
- Rafael Olivos Hernández
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