Tulum Shopping Center Stalled by Worker Strike

TULUM — The construction of a shopping center, planned to include a cinema and a supermarket on the southern exit of Tulum, was paralyzed this Tuesday following a labor strike led by approximately 60 workers who denounced the lack of payment of their wages for more than two and a half weeks.

According to the protesters, the company Soda, the contractor for the project, has failed to comply with the established weekly payments, a situation that led them to suspend activities and block access to the property to prevent the entry of cargo vehicles carrying construction materials.

"We are going hungry, we have families, we cannot continue working without getting paid. They have not paid us a single peso in over two weeks, and we can no longer endure it," declared one of the affected workers.

The laborers indicated that this is not the first time payment delays have occurred, although previously they were regularized relatively quickly. On this occasion, they assert, the company has prolonged the non-compliance excessively.

Furthermore, they denounced that the engineer in charge, with the last name Carbajal, has not been present at the construction site and only maintains communication by telephone.

The protest has halted one of the most significant projects for the southern zone of Tulum, where the shopping center is expected to become a point of reference by including spaces for entertainment and provisions. However, the lack of payments maintains uncertainty for both the workers and the development of the project itself.

The dissatisfied workers reiterated that they will remain at the location until their pending wages are delivered. Meanwhile, the construction site remains blocked and without progress, awaiting a solution that will allow work to resume.