At the XV Ordinary Congress of the Autonomous Confederation of Workers and Employees of Mexico (CATEM) in Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, the National Coordinator of the Committees for the Defense of the Fourth Transformation, committed to safeguarding what she called the significant achievements of the 4T in the labor sector.
“I assure the workers of Mexico that we will keep defending their wages and labor rights, as we understand that when workers succeed, businesses and the entire nation also benefit,” said the virtual presidential pre-candidate for Morena and its allies, highlighting that “to ensure Mexico’s continued success, we cannot change our direction.”
Shortly prior to this, Sheinbaum conducted a meeting at Morena’s national headquarters with the nine state coordinators dedicated to the transformation defense, who will eventually be candidates for governorships and the capital’s government next year. “In the 4T, we stand united. We are with the people of Mexico to strengthen and advance this renewal of Mexico’s public life,” stated the Morena leader while sharing a photo with the prospective candidates and the party’s national leader, Mario Delgado.
During the CATEM Congress, which took place on Wednesday at Arena Ciudad de México, Sheinbaum indicated that an alliance with this labor organization is being formalized following her inauguration of the first groups that the union labeled as committees for labor transformation defense. The labor organization aims to establish at least 10,000 of these committees as its “contribution to the transformation.”
In her speech, Sheinbaum highlighted the “great victories” achieved for workers over the last five years under the current federal government, including the rise in the minimum wage. This point is particularly important, she noted, as the country’s low-cost labor had been promoted internationally for 36 years. “That’s why the neoliberal period is often compared to the era of Porfirio Díaz, or referred to as neo-Porfirismo; it’s because, in fact, workers earned less each year,” she explained.
She also emphasized the “union freedom” gained through reforms in this area, stating that workers share a mutual objective: “We do not want to return to the era of corruption and privileges.”
In contrast, CATEM leader Pedro Haces expressed his opposition to reducing working hours, arguing that it would result in lower wages.
The event was attended by the governors of Puebla, Sergio Salomón Céspedes; Quintana Roo, Mara Lezama; Nayarit, Miguel Navarro; Baja California, Marina del Pilar; and Michoacán, Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla.
Additionally, Francisco Cervantes, president of the Business Coordinating Council, and Héctor Tejada, president of the Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services, and Tourism (Concanaco Servytur), were also present.
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