Transporters and farmers suspended the mobilizations after reaching agreements and opening to dialogue with the authorities.
Mexico City, October 29 (However).- The of the mobilizations that threatened to paralyze roads important in the country took a step back this Wednesday: the carriers announced that they are postponing megalock provided in the Mexico City (CdMx), which included cierres in avenues and accesses such as highways Mexico–Pachuca y Mexico–Toluca. At the same time, farmers of corn they began to release roads in several states after reaching agreements with the Government federal during the early morning.
The Broad Carrier Force (FAT) demands an increase of two pesos in the minimum fare for public transportation, subsidies for rising fuel costs and approval with the State of Mexico, in addition to denouncing precarious working conditions. For their part, corn producers achieved support of 950 pesos per ton, access to credit with agricultural insurance and the creation of the Mexican Corn Market Management and Marketing System, with which they seek certainty in prices and sales of crops.
Both protests coincided in the call for dialogue, but with different routes: while the transporters wait for a response this Friday at the table convened by capital authorities, the farmers of the Bajío signed a minute with federal and state representatives that includes immediate support and structural measures.