Mexico truckers halt protests, demand action on deadly highway crime
Mexican trucking leaders have temporarily suspended their nationwide strike but say negotiations must produce measurable improvements in highway security.
While Mexican truckers have suspended a nationwide strike that disrupted highways across 19 states, industry leaders warned that demonstrations could resume if federal and state authorities fail to address grievances that include cargo theft and violence against drivers.
The suspension follows negotiations between Mexico’s Interior Ministry (Segob) and four trucking organizations — the National Chamber of Freight Transport (CANACAR), the Honorable Mexican Alliance of Transport Organizations (HAMOTAC), the Mexican-American Federation of Transporters (FEMATRAC) and the Organization for the Integration of Conventional Rights (INDECO).
The groups agreed to establish negotiations with multiple government agencies covering highway security, infrastructure, taxation, labor regulations and social security.
However, trucking leaders emphasized that the agreement represents a temporary suspension of protests rather than a resolution of the industry’s demands.
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