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☆ Striking Truck Drivers Block Key Mexican Highways Over Lawlessness
  + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +1 min
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Striking truck drivers blocked key Mexican transport arteries on Thursday, jamming vital highways to protest lawlessness on the roads that has led to a rise in robberies and extortion. Traffic on at least nine highways was affected by the protests, according to local media reports. Rafael Ortiz, leader of transport group Amotac, told local media that more strikes could be called if the government does not meet their demands. Ortiz urged the government to boost security, noting that between one and two truck drivers are killed every month on the roads due to the lack of safety. The road blockades erected by the striking drivers are "unfounded and unjustified," Mexico's government said in a statement on Thursday, adding that Amotac representatives decided to stop negotiations on Wednesday even as progress was being made.
Persons: Rafael Ortiz, Ortiz, Amotac, Valentine Hilaire, Sandra Maler Organizations: MEXICO CITY, National Guard Locations: MEXICO
☆ Truckers Block Mexican Highways to Protest Violent Robberies
  + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Associated Press | Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +1 min
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Truckers staged protests on busy highways outside of Mexico City on Thursday to protest the wave of killings of drivers during highway robberies. “The highways of Mexico are stained with blood,” read a banner attached to one truck. Thieves have long hijacked trucks on highways in central Mexico, but generally abandoned the drivers and their trucks after stealing the merchandise they were carrying. But now, industry groups say, the gangs often kill drivers and take the trucks to lots where they are stripped and sold for parts. The Interior Department issued a statement Thursday saying talks with other truck drivers' groups had led to agreements for more patrol cars.
Persons: Truckers, ” Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Mexican Alliance, Drivers ’, Interior Department Locations: MEXICO, Mexico City, Mexico
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