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Monte de Piedad Strike Passes 130 Days as Oaxaca Lists 24 Branches Open

The institution has not announced interest relief, leaving borrowers to manage accruing charges through remote payment options.

Overview

  • Roughly 300 branches remain closed nationwide since the Oct. 1, 2025 walkout, and there is still no date for reopening.
  • The Oaxaca state government says 24 branches in that state are operating, while the union reports the strike continues across the rest of Mexico.
  • Monte de Piedad says pledged items are safeguarded in high‑security vaults that cannot be accessed until normal operations resume.
  • Interest keeps running under original contracts with no confirmed bonification, and payments can be made via Mi Monte App/Web, Oxxo, Banamex or SPEI.
  • An estimated 2,000–3,000 workers are unpaid and relying on resistance funds, and many older customers have turned to higher‑cost pawnshops.