The strikes follow a series of massive protests on Sunday to mark International Women's Day.
Latin American women stayed away from offices, schools and government offices on Monday to join a second day of marches to protest against gender violence, inequality and restricted rights.
"I don't even want to think if this went on for a prolonged period of time," said Luis Carrillo, a manager at NPD Technology, a firm that makes electronic parts for automatic doors in a city famous for its large number of assembly plants. They banged drums, danced and chanted: "And how, how, how the hell can they torture and rape us and no one does anything?"
The Mexican capital's usually traffic-choked streets were virtually empty at rush hour on Monday. Public transport was mostly devoid of women, schools were closed and many workplaces were empty.
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