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Mexican teachers escalate protests with road blockades weeks before World Cup
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Mexican teachers escalate protests with road blockades weeks before World Cup

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Mexican teachers intensified protests with road blockades in Mexico City, demanding the federal government address their demands.
  • The teachers, from Oaxaca, accuse the government of not attending to their requests for security and improved working conditions, citing recent attacks on protesters.
  • The protests coincide with preparations for the World Cup, with teachers threatening to boycott the event and planning a national indefinite strike.

Teachers in Mexico City escalated their protests on Thursday, blocking a major thoroughfare to pressure the federal government.

Members of the National Union of Education Workers (CNTE) from Oaxaca state halted traffic on Circuito Interior, a key artery, near Paseo de la Reforma. Videos on social media showed demonstrators using lane dividers as barriers.

the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum's discourse of "open dialogue" is false.

— CNTEThe CNTE stated that the violent events in Oaxaca demonstrated the falsity of the government's dialogue claims.

The CNTE accuses the federal government of ignoring their demands for improved working conditions and security. This action follows recent attacks on protesting teachers in Oaxaca, which left 15 injured, according to local media. The union holds local, state, and federal governments responsible for these "aggressions."

This escalation challenges the government's "open dialogue" narrative. Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez announced new meetings with teachers to address their concerns, especially with the World Cup set to begin in Mexico City on June 11. The CNTE plans a national indefinite strike starting June 1, with teachers from various states marching to Mexico City's Zócalo for a permanent demonstration.

will maintain new meetings with the teachers to continue with the dialogue and attend to their demands

— Rosa Icela RodríguezMexico's Interior Secretary announced planned meetings to address teacher demands amid protest threats.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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