2024-08-01 01:33:41
Street vendors They are in uncertainty about the works in the Alameda Centralbecause they do not know if the remodeling It was a strategy for intimidate them y remove them from the site or limit their stay in the area.
Contrary to the fear that the street vendors live, employees of the commercial establishments They said they had no problems and were not aware of what was really happening, “whether it was to remove the informal workers or to stop the insecurity in the area.”
In view of the placement of fences in the Alameda Central, 24 HORAS toured the area to learn about the situation of both informal and established merchants in the area, who said they are not fully aware of what is really happening, since there are no tables for dialogue by authorities to allow them to know the future of their situation and, if necessary, reach agreements.
“One rumor is that they are going to remodel, another is that street vendors were shooting at each other and all that.” rollo, And there is another rumor that says they want to remove street vendors, that closing them is their strategy, but we don’t really know,” he said. Freedom, a craftswoman who sells her products in the area.
The artisan referred They have not had any concrete information about what is really happening and said that they have not been able to repress them, but they also do not know how long the situation will last or what they are exposed to, so they decide to look for a space with a lot of people and that is open every day so that they are not encapsulated.
Regarding the established spaces, Amy, a worker at a food establishment on Avenida Juárez, said that they have not been informed of the reason why the fences were put up, however, she specified that they have not perceived effects.
“It is practically the only free space (Juarez Avenue), so more people pass through, which is beneficial, but it doesn’t mean that sales increase, there is just more flow of people,” Amy explained.
Mr. José Guadalupe, who sells esquites from a cart, said that the fences have affected them, as they have had to look for new places to earn a living. He also regretted that there is no desire on the part of the authorities to engage in dialogue.
The informal merchants interviewed agreed to be open to dialogue, but they hope that while the renovations are being carried out they will not be removed from the spaces they have adopted, since their intention is not to generate confrontations, as has occurred in recent times that have been diffused and have caused a damage to their image.
They ask to find a place where they can develop their economic activities, and that in the event of a relocation will be expected to be in a suitable spaceboth for them and for the public, since many of their clients already had them located to make their purchases.
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2024-08-01 01:33:41