Delivery Riders Rally in Azcapotzalco as CDMX Marches Hit Nov. 11
Delivery riders gather at Glorieta de Camarones at 11:00 on Nov. 11 as Mexico City expects four marches and seven rallies. Routes and demands.
Delivery app riders are meeting at 11:00 on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Glorieta de Camarones in the Clavería neighborhood of Azcapotzalco, at the corner of Calzada Camarones and Avenida Cuitláhuac. The Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana (SSC, Mexico City’s public security ministry) has warned of possible traffic disruption there, and, according to El Financiero, authorities have not ruled out fully closing roads.
The gathering is one of several protests on the city’s schedule for the day. The SSC counted four marches, seven concentrations and five scheduled appointments, according to La Razón.
Riders return to the street after a night of blockades
The rally was called by the collective Repartidores Unidos de México. Both outlets put the expected turnout at 200, and El Financiero says other groups from the sector may join. The group’s demands are:
- an end to the 2% charge on digital platforms;
- repeal of the restrictions on mototaxis, which the riders say threaten their livelihood;
- withdrawal of the pilot plan from the Secretaría de Movilidad (Semovi, the city’s mobility ministry), which requires cargo plates and special licenses for delivery motorcycles;
- immediate protection against the robberies and physical attacks they say they face on the job.
Riders say the plate and license rules add paperwork and raise the cost of running their vehicles.
The previous night, delivery motorcyclists blocked Eje 8 Sur and entered a housing complex in the Xoco neighborhood of Benito Juárez, where they knocked down a gate. El Financiero reports that the riders acted after a person threatened a delivery worker with death. The SSC stepped in and opened an investigation. La Razón notes that riders have blocked streets in several areas in recent days over the new regulations.
Other marches and rallies on the same day
In the Centro Histórico and nearby, the SSC listed these marches:
- At 7:30 and 8:00, members of the Asamblea Nacional de Usuarios de Energía Eléctrica and the Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas set out from Paseo de la Reforma 164 and Antonio Caso 45 toward Palacio Nacional. They expect 3,000 people and want a hearing with the president on rehiring workers, a fair social rate and forgiveness of debts. Buses and support from other groups are possible.
- At 11:00, the independent union of Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) workers walks from the Xochimilco campus (Calzada del Hueso 1100) to the university’s central offices (Prolongación Canal de Miramontes 3855). The union expects 500 people and asks for budget transparency, a salary review for 2027 and fixes to infrastructure problems. The march comes during a strike at the university.
- Also at 11:00, the Unión de Colonias Populares plans to go from the Monumento a la Revolución to the national headquarters of Morena on Liverpool street. The group expects 400 people and is holding a meeting of social organizations ahead of the 2027 election process. The SSC anticipates possible road effects.
- At 18:00, the Frente Antigentrificación Ciudad de México holds a walk called “Convite Inquilinario” from Edificio Trevi (Doctor Mora and Cristóbal Colón) to República de Cuba 34, in defense of the right to housing. Organizers expect 150 people.
Among the concentrations, former workers of the defunct Ruta 100 bus company gather at 10:00 outside the Secretaría de Gobierno at Plaza de la Constitución 1, demanding payment of their severance from trust F/100 (120 people expected). At 8:00, neighbors in Coyoacán protest the “Skyline Coyoacán” real estate project at Calzada de Tlalpan 2169, saying it will strain local services (70 people expected).
What this means for getting around
The riders’ rally falls in the north of the city, at a junction that the SSC describes as a link to the west and the center. Streets around the glorieta may see slower traffic or closures from late morning. The three other late-morning marches, the Centro Histórico electricity workers’ march to Palacio Nacional, the UAM walk between Coyoacán and Tlalpan, and the Morena headquarters march in colonia Juárez, add to the load on central routes. The evening tenants’ walk finishes in the Centro Histórico.
Whether the riders will block roads at Camarones has not been confirmed. The SSC said only that it does not rule out a full closure.
Sources: El Financiero, La Razón de México
