Mayor Miguel Hidalgo changed his mind and will no longer destroy 140 tricycles of street vendors removed from public roads. Those that are claimed by their owners will be returned, and those that will not be donated, reported Hegel Cortés, director-General of Government and Legal Affairs of the mayor’s office.
Donations will be made to organizations that have already contacted the mayor’s office.
The official said through his Twitter account that those who have been affected by the confiscation of the tricycles can apply for any of the jobs promoted by the mayor’s office in collaboration with companies and the National Guard.
is calling in agreement with different companies and the National Guard.
3. The commitment and responsibility of the Mayor’s Office is at all times to legally order the commerce established on public roads.– Hegel Cortés Miranda (@HegelCortes) August 17, 2020
Cortés Miranda indicated that Mayor Miguel Hidalgo is committed to “legally ordering the commerce established on public roads.”
In relation to the debate on social networks about the confiscation of tricycles, the official said that the visibility of the issue provides the opportunity to establish tables for debate and public discussion on the matter.
“It is a priority for this General Directorate a balance with social sensitivity to seek a mediation between the needs of some and the priorities of others, as well as safeguarding public health at all times in terms of the COVID-19 health emergency!” He wrote.
Finally, he ruled that the authorities will not allow “the profit of a few to the detriment, who by abusing a labor need have distorted a problem of subsistence in an economic and exploitation industry.”
and the orange and red traffic light that still remains these days.
6. The profit of a few will not be allowed to the detriment that, abusing a labor need, have distorted a problem of subsistence in an economic and exploitative industry.– Hegel Cortés Miranda (@HegelCortes) August 17, 2020
On the weekend, the mayor Miguel Hidalgo announced that it would destroy 140 tricycles used for commerce on public roads in the Polanco area, this to avoid “health or Civil Protection risk”, as they did not comply with the orange traffic light of 30% occupation of public space.
The announcement caused annoyance among social media users, who criticized the official for removing sources of work amid the economic crisis that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
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