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MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s president on Wednesday turned up the heat on companies during the coronavirus crisis, saying they should keep paying workers or face public scorn, even as criticism of his economic management grows among business and opposition leaders.
Speaking at a regular morning news conference, the leftist Lopez Obrador said some leading companies have pledged to hold on to their workforces in the crisis. Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday the same law also had a rule to mandate full payment of wages, and urged companies to do it out of solidarity. Instead, Lopez Obrador has driven home a message that his government is ready to help the poor and small businesses - but will not stage the kind of “neo-liberal” bailouts he says his predecessors orchestrated for those “on top”.
He also upset renewable-energy advocates on Saturday by slamming wind turbines in a remote area of Mexico as a “neo-liberal” eyesore born of corruption, just as he is preparing to unveil a major energy plan intended to lift the economy.
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