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Mexico City App Drivers End Protests as Talks With Uber and DiDi Begin

Talks will test whether platforms meet driver demands on pay, commissions, transparency, protections.

Overview

  • A dialogue table agreed after Monday's protests is set for Tuesday with platform representatives plus local and federal officials.
  • Drivers and couriers gathered at the Ángel de la Independencia and moved along Paseo de la Reforma toward Uber's office on Hamburgo 206 and the Periférico corporate zone.
  • Police contained the blockades by encapsulating vehicles on Reforma and sending tow trucks, and a separate march on Bulevar Manuel Ávila Camacho saw shoving without further clashes.
  • Organizers pressed for fair trip tariffs, lower platform commissions, clearer algorithms that set jobs and pay, and stronger labor protections.
  • Leaders warned they could halt app service during the 2026 FIFA World Cup if talks stall, a move that could strain transport in a peak travel window.