Overview

• Workers began a peaceful stoppage at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, attending workplaces but pausing duties and wearing red or black to signal participation.
• Organizers call the action a non-disruptive protest aimed at pressing authorities to open formal talks on pay and workplace conditions.
• Grievances include alleged abuses by managers, restricted vacation scheduling, unequal pay between enlace and unionized staff, unpaid overtime, and inadequate supplies and lactation spaces.
• Employees warn they may escalate actions if there is no response from leadership, which had not issued an official statement as of the latest reports.
• The action follows a Conasami-backed 12% minimum wage increase effective January 2025 that workers say was not applied, and analysts caution a prolonged slowdown could delay taxpayer services and revenue collection.