Vallarta Daily: If you fetch a quick quesadilla or hot dog in Mexico, expect to pay more very soon. Beginning July 1, the 16 percent value-added tax (VAT) will be added to popular prepared foods sold in supermarkets and convenience stores. The new federal tax will cover a variety of foods consumed by busy Mexicans who find less and less time to cook at home, including tortas, tamales, sandwiches, flautas, tacos, hot dogs, roasted chickens, and much more.
Food prepared and sold in restaurants has long been subject to the 16 percent VAT, but until now similar foods offered at commercial outlets for take-out consumption have been exempt from the tax. Unprepared foods remain VAT-free-at least for now. Read more.
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Jul 2, 2015
May 28, 2014
Mexico can overcome hunger: FAO
El Universal
By Mariana León
May 27, 2014
José Graziano, general director of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, said that hunger can be eradicated from Mexico with a greater participation of society and less "political pettiness".
In an interview with EL UNIVERSAL, he said that in order to fight violence it is necessary to have a well-fed society.
Graziano, who was Brazil's Minister of Food Security under the administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was responsible of applying the program entitled "Fome Zero" (Zero Hunger) in the South American country.
Can a country like Mexico, and others in the region with high levels of violence, exit poverty?
Extreme poverty and hunger are directly related to food security; when that is not guaranteed, conflicts emerge. The issue of tortillas in Mexico is very clear: when prices rise, protests, revolts and conflicts emerge. I think one way to calm society is having plenty of bread. Read more.
By Mariana León
May 27, 2014
José Graziano, general director of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, said that hunger can be eradicated from Mexico with a greater participation of society and less "political pettiness".
In an interview with EL UNIVERSAL, he said that in order to fight violence it is necessary to have a well-fed society.
Graziano, who was Brazil's Minister of Food Security under the administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was responsible of applying the program entitled "Fome Zero" (Zero Hunger) in the South American country.
Can a country like Mexico, and others in the region with high levels of violence, exit poverty?
Extreme poverty and hunger are directly related to food security; when that is not guaranteed, conflicts emerge. The issue of tortillas in Mexico is very clear: when prices rise, protests, revolts and conflicts emerge. I think one way to calm society is having plenty of bread. Read more.
Jun 24, 2013
McDonald's and Burger King Violate Labor and Human Rights
La Jornada
By Patricia Muñoz Rios
Americas Progam Original Translation
They were the first to apply hourly wages, a UAM study reveals. They use adolescents in temporary recruitment schemes.
México, DF. Payments of 15-16 pesos per hours worked, which mean fortnightly wages of 600 pesos on average; hiring as general employees, so that in a single day preparing food and washing bathrooms or floors causes constant accidents, especially falls and fractures; an obligation to sign blank resignations, are the working conditions of young people who work at McDonald's and Burger King.
Interviews conducted to these employees in an investigation by the Metropolitan Autonomous University and the Project on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ProDESC), revealed that the working conditions of the young people employed in these fast food restaurants, which have protective unions that ensure non-labor organization, are rarely checked by inspectors of the Ministry of Labor.
By Patricia Muñoz Rios
Americas Progam Original Translation
They were the first to apply hourly wages, a UAM study reveals. They use adolescents in temporary recruitment schemes.
Interviews conducted to these employees in an investigation by the Metropolitan Autonomous University and the Project on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ProDESC), revealed that the working conditions of the young people employed in these fast food restaurants, which have protective unions that ensure non-labor organization, are rarely checked by inspectors of the Ministry of Labor.
Jun 10, 2013
Monsanto and DuPont-Pioneer Threaten Food Security in Mexico (La Jornada, Mexico)
La Jornada – Original Article (Spanish)
Translated By Kyle Shepard
The International Day of Protest Against Monsanto, convoked by a range of civil rights and environmental organizations, managed to attract shows of support in hundreds of cities and more than 50 countries, including the United States, Argentina, México, Japan, South Africa, Germany and Australia, among many others.
Significantly, this massive social mobilization, practically simultaneous around the world, was not on this occasion addressed to any state or financial institution. Rather, It was against a particular entity that holds a hegemonic and illegal position in the field of food production and biotechnology. This is particularly the case when it comes to the development and commercialization of genetically-modified maize; the enormity in power and scope of which puts it in a position to threaten biodiversity and food supplies for entire populations. Read more.
Translated By Kyle Shepard
Significantly, this massive social mobilization, practically simultaneous around the world, was not on this occasion addressed to any state or financial institution. Rather, It was against a particular entity that holds a hegemonic and illegal position in the field of food production and biotechnology. This is particularly the case when it comes to the development and commercialization of genetically-modified maize; the enormity in power and scope of which puts it in a position to threaten biodiversity and food supplies for entire populations. Read more.
Sep 9, 2011
Viva Mexico: Traditional Maize Can Cope with Climate Change
MEXICO CITY, Sept 8, 2011 (IPS): "Maize, Mexico's staple food as well as a symbol, has the potential to adapt to climate change and mitigate its effects without any need for genetically modified seeds, according to agricultural scientists.
"Climate change will have different impacts, because corn varieties are adapted to very specific conditions," Carolina Ureta, a researcher at the UNAM Biology Institute, told IPS. "While some varieties will benefit, others will be harmed....We can focus our attention on varieties that grow in adverse conditions, and see what genetic improvement is possible"....
"Climate change will have different impacts, because corn varieties are adapted to very specific conditions," Carolina Ureta, a researcher at the UNAM Biology Institute, told IPS. "While some varieties will benefit, others will be harmed....We can focus our attention on varieties that grow in adverse conditions, and see what genetic improvement is possible"....
Apr 17, 2008
April 17 is International Day of Peasant's Struggle
60 actions for Via Campesina's International Day of Peasant's Strugglee
International Peasant’s Struggle Day was established after the massacre of 19 landless peasants belonging to the Landless Movement (MST) in Brazil on April 17, 1996 during the second conference of La Via Campesina in Tlaxcala Mexico.
This video, also available in Spanish, does a good job of documenting the history of Via Campesina, a truly global organization:
International Peasant’s Struggle Day was established after the massacre of 19 landless peasants belonging to the Landless Movement (MST) in Brazil on April 17, 1996 during the second conference of La Via Campesina in Tlaxcala Mexico.
For more information on specific events today, see their site at http://www.viacampesina.org/main_en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=502&Itemid=33
This video, also available in Spanish, does a good job of documenting the history of Via Campesina, a truly global organization:
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