Cozumel Expands Support Program to 400 Nautical, Cooperative and Fishing Workers

Cozumel, Quintana Roo — The Cozumel municipal government has expanded its support program for people employed in nautical tourism services, cooperatives and fishing from 321 to 400 beneficiaries, adding 79 workers to the rolls.

Mayor José Luis Chacón Méndez led the delivery of the first electronic wallet cards under the program at the Domo de la Unidad Deportiva Bicentenario. The scheme is designed to shore up household finances for families that depend on these activities, particularly during closed seasons and the months of lowest earnings.

Chacón Méndez thanked the city council for approving the expansion and said the measure will allow the government to reach more workers in the sector.

“Only someone who comes from the community will work for the community. Only someone who knows what happens in the community will fight for it,” the mayor said.

He also pointed to infrastructure and public services projects underway across Cozumel, including the new police station, the Poliforum, modernization of the seafront promenade, and rehabilitation of roads, parks and sports facilities, along with work on housing and health.

Workers seen as part of the visitor experience

José Elías Farah Ceh, director of tourism and economic development, stressed the importance of nautical, cooperative and fishing workers to the island’s tourism industry, describing them as part of the service visitors receive and part of the experience the destination offers.

The ceremony included a brief moment when a boy, Andreu Mac Donald Santana, presented the mayor with a drawing of the Cozumel seafront promenade.

City council members, municipal officials and representatives of the beneficiary sectors attended the event.