Overview

• Roughly 3,000 contracted cleaners returned to hospitals after 48–50 hours of stoppage, with officials saying overdue quincenas would begin to be paid between Friday and Monday.
• The workers are employed by Limpieza Especializada Industrial y Hospitalaria (LEIH), which they say has struggled to pay wages since government payments stalled in April.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum asked IMSS-Bienestar director Zoé Robledo to address the dispute after it reached the morning press conference.
• The strike led to suspended scheduled surgeries, accumulated garbage and medical waste, and complaints from patient families about infection risks in facilities including the Torre Pediátrica.
• Workers warned they will halt services again if pay and protective supplies are not delivered, while a Veracruz finance official said the issue involves a private subcontractor rather than state employees.