Researchers are preparing to participate in a protest march against the new science law in Mexico, which some believe could negatively impact basic sciences. Researchers are organizing a protest march against this law later this month and are even calling for a strike. They say that this law – the Science, Technology and Innovation Law – concentrates power in the hands of the government and ignores the wishes of the research community. They are outraged that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party in Mexico hastened the passage of this law – having not followed normal parliamentary procedures according to researchers.
Signing the Protest
More than 14,000 people signed a letter of protest against the approval of the new science law in Mexico on April 29. Researchers are organizing a protest march against this law later this month and are even calling for a strike. They say that this law – the Science, Technology and Innovation Law – concentrates power in the hands of the government and ignores the wishes of the research community. They are outraged that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party in Mexico hastened the passage of this law – having not followed normal parliamentary procedures according to researchers.
The Impact on Basic Sciences
Researchers believe that the new science law in Mexico could negatively affect basic sciences. They say it concentrates power in the hands of the government and ignores the wishes of the research community. They are outraged that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party in Mexico hastened the passage of this law – having not followed normal parliamentary procedures according to researchers.
Call for a Strike
In addition to the protest march, researchers are even calling for a strike as a means of expressing their rejection of the new science law in Mexico. They believe that this law concentrates power in the hands of the government and ignores the wishes of the research community, considering it a threat to basic sciences in the country.
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