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LatinNews Daily - 17 July 2026
In brief: Teachers resume protests in Mexico
*Mexico’s influential Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) teachers’ union has resumed protests in Mexico City (CDMX), accusing the education ministry (SEP) and public sector social security agency (ISSSTE) of failing to comply with agreements signed last month. The agreements followed protests which began on 1 June by CNTE over various demands – namely the repeal of the 2007 reform to the ISSSTE and other educational reforms – which threatened to disrupt Mexico’s hosting of the Fifa World Cup. The agreements signed, which led the CNTE to halt its protest action on 20 June, did not address the repeal of the 2007 reform to the ISSSTE but reportedly related to issues including a year-end Christmas bonus equivalent to 90 days’ pay, the standardisation of benefits across states, universal and full scholarships for teachers’ children, the reinstatement of teachers removed from their positions, and a guarantee of no financial reprisals or pay deductions for those who participated in the strike. However, Pedro Hernández, leader of Section 9 of the CNTE, said yesterday that these had not been fulfilled.
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