Pemex retirees protest in Veracruz over pension reform
Retirees from Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) gathered in Boca del Río, Veracruz, to protest against current pension payment structures and demand the repeal of a recent reform they claim negatively impacts workers.
Protesters, including those traveling from Xalapa, Poza Rica, and Minatitlán, state that the movement involves approximately 30,000 activists nationally out of a total sector of 100,000 retirees. One participant, José de Jesús Islas Ríos, argued that pension calculations should follow the Federal Labor Law by averaging the final five years of service.
Legal challenges have met resistance; retirees claim that a previous injunction (amparo) was dismissed by higher authorities, prompting them to pursue a second legal resource.
Entities: Boca del Río · Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) · José de Jesús Islas Ríos · Pemex · Petróleos Mexicanos · Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) · Veracruz
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Pension calculations should be based on the average of the last five years of service, according to the Federal Labor Law. (José de Jesús Islas Ríos)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A previous legal injunction (amparo) filed by retirees was reportedly dismissed by higher authorities.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Pemex retirees are protesting to demand justice regarding pension payments and the repeal of a recent reform. (José de Jesús Islas Ríos)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] There are approximately 30,000 active retirees protesting at a national level out of an estimated 100,000 in the sector.