A group of businessmen from Sinaloa requested 3,270 million pesos for feeding workers, paying for a temporary employment program and psychologists, providing credit for micro, small and medium-sized businesses, and installing cameras and panic buttons for stop the economic crisis caused by the violence experienced in Culiacán due to the fight between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza.
“The magnitude of the crisis (due to the fight between the Chapitos and the Mayiza) requires additional measures to recover economic stability and guarantee public safety,” stated the businessmen, who visited the Senate to present the Emerging Economic Recovery Plan.
The work of the Army, the National Guard and the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic is supported, who have deployed operations to combat violence in Sinaloa, acknowledged the company directors, who were accompanied by Martha Reyes, president of the Employers’ Confederation of the Republic. Mexican (Coparmex) Sinaloa.
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The plan aims to counteract the “serious economic crisis” that Sinaloa is facing, a product of the violence derived from the fight between the two criminal groups.
The Sinaloan delegation, which includes businessmen and citizens affected by insecurity, met with members of the Senate to expose the “difficult situation” that families and companies are experiencing in the entity, where violence caused a “paralysis of the economy, million-dollar losses and a significant social setback.”
According to the College of Economists of Sinaloa, the state has lost 18 billion pesos due to the direct impact of violence on the economy.
For almost three months, Sinaloa has faced an armed conflict between rival gangs, which has caused businesses to close their doors, reduce their staff and operate on limited hours due to fear of violence.
The situation was recognized on November 25 by Cristina Isabel Ibarra Armenta, president of said college, who highlighted the need to declare Sinaloa in emergency, due to the impact of violence on key sectors such as investment, job creation and agricultural production.
Additionally, local companies and merchants have suffered direct and indirect economic losses of at least 500 million pesos daily due to the “economic paralysis,” especially in sectors such as the trade of massive events, such as concerts, festivities and shows.
“Insecurity has forced many companies to reduce hours and staff, with work agreements of fewer days per week,” explained the Sinaloa businessmen.
They added that layoffs have not been an option, since the technical stoppage affects both workers and employers.
“The violence caused the state to be placed in last place in the salary table, below entities such as Chiapas and Guerrero. According to IMSS statistics, Sinaloa companies face a severe lack of competitiveness, which is affecting the quality of life of Sinaloa residents,” they indicated.
Sinaloan businessmen made an urgent call to the government of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo for the implementation of a package of extraordinary measures that help reactivate the state’s economy, support families affected by the crisis and guarantee security in the region.
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1. Social Emergency Welfare Program. Allocate 250 million pesos to provide food support to those affected by the temporary or permanent loss of their source of income, including 50 thousand pesos in food support for people and economic dependents.
2. Immediate Temporary Employment. Allocate 5 million pesos for an Immediate Temporary Employment Program, offering 25 thousand daily wages with minimum wage for maintenance work on public infrastructure and rehabilitation of sources of income.
3. Mental Health Care. Allocate an additional 15 million pesos to the budget of the Ministry of Health to implement a Special Mental Health Care Program, in response to the psychological impact of violence on the population.
4. Credits to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Establish a credit program for microentrepreneurs affected by violence, with an interest rate 3 points lower than the reference rate of the Bank of Mexico, with a grace period of six months and terms of up to five years.
The creation of a Special Fund for Sinaloa of 1.5 billion pesos is also requested, which allows financing microenterprises through a guarantee scheme with development banks.
5. Strengthening Public Security. Request the allocation of 1.5 billion pesos from the Public Security Contribution Fund to install 2,500 video surveillance cameras, distribute 50,000 emergency buttons among the population and equip local police forces. This would complement security in the state and contribute to the protection of citizens and businessmen.
6. Support for Security Infrastructure. Propose the use of these funds for the installation of 11,000 internal cameras in taxis and public service trucks, as well as the training and equipping of local security forces.
“Our request is a response to the serious situation we face, which is not only affecting companies, but also families and communities that depend on an active and safe economy,” declared Martha Reyes, president of Coparmex Sinaloa.
“We trust that the legislators and the government of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo will address our proposals urgently, since the effects of this crisis are not only economic, but also social and cultural,” he added.
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