May Day Marches in Mexico and Around the World Commemorate Worker's Rights Xinhua
go to original May 2, 2016

Workers Of The World Unite – For May Day! (AJ+)

In Mexico City, thousands of union workers marched on Sunday morning to call for reshaping the structural reforms implemented by President Enrique Pena Nieto and demand better working conditions.

Members of the country's largest unions, including the National Coordination of Education Workers, the National Workers' Union (UNT), and the Mexican Syndicate of Electricians (SME), walked along the famous Paseo de la Reforma all the way to the Zocalo, the city's main square.

In a speech, Enrique Fabela, UNT leader, said May 1 was an opportunity for workers in the countryside and cities to seek to reverse the trend of socio-economic decline.

Ulises Uribe Gaona, a leading activist from the SME, spoke about how the majority of Mexican workers live in fear and frustration due to kidnappings, human rights violation and the criminalization of social protests.

Meanwhile, Pena Nieto held an official function for Workers' Day at his official residence of Los Pinos with politicians, union activists, entrepreneurs and activists.

In an official address, the president said that the government and business owners need to create more attractive working conditions to benefit Mexican families.

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