MEXICO CITY, Jan 18 (Reuters) - America Movil, the Mexican telecoms company controlled by the family of billionaire tycoon Carlos Slim, said on Monday.
Unionized employees for Mexican airline Interjet will begin a strike on Friday after weeks of flight cancellations as the company struggles to maintain operations amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By Reuters Staff
(Updates with start of strike)
MEXICO CITY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Unionized employees at Mexican airline Interjet went on strike on Friday, a union spokesman said, after weeks of flight cancellations as the company struggles to maintain operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Videos shared on social media showed groups of striking workers at Interjet counters in Mexico City’s Benito Juarez International Airport and outside Toluca International Airport, about 41 miles (66 km) away.
The majority of employees voted to strike at the company’s premises in Mexico City to recoup some wages and benefits through the union, the Seccion 15 workers union said in a statement.
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BUENOS AIRES, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez sent a bill to Congress on Tuesday that would legalize abortion, a significant step in the conservative South American nation where the procedure is currently considered a crime in most cases.
The bill would legalize the “voluntary interruption” of pregnancy and guarantee that the country’s health care system implements access to the procedure, Fernandez said in a video message shared on his Twitter account.
Abortion is a crime in predominantly Roman Catholic Argentina except in cases of rape or risk to the woman’s life or health. However, even women who meet those requirements often meet obstacles, particularly in conservative or rural areas, activists said.