[Mexico] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Oil workers at the Antonio M Amor refinery in Salamanca, Guanajuato protested on March 31, 2025, demanding better workplace safety protections after a colleague suffered gas poisoning in a work-related accident. The peaceful demonstration focused on labor rights and worker health guarantees at the facility.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. If confirmed and if labor tensions spread beyond this single facility, localized refinery operations in central Mexico could face temporary disruptions, though the peaceful nature and specific safety focus of the protest suggests limited immediate impact on broader energy supply chains.

Watch points

• Monitor for escalation of labor disputes at other Mexican energy facilities, particularly if safety concerns become a broader rallying point for oil workers
• Track any operational disruptions at the Salamanca refinery if protests continue or expand in scope