The Anticorruption and Good Government Secretariat reports that since 2025 to date, nearly 8,000 complaints and reports have been filed against IMSS workers for alleged administrative offenses, including nepotism, bribery, abuse of functions, sexual harassment, and misuse of public resources, among other crimes. In response to information requests 34002650003726 and 340026500153626, the Anticorruption Secretariat detailed that in 2025, 6,460 complaints were received, and in the second quarter of this year, 1,351 were added, for a total of 7,811 complaints. The federal agency detailed in separate responses that the complaints were filed through the Internal Control Office (OIC) and the Comprehensive Citizen Complaint System (SIDEC).
ABUSE OF FUNCTIONS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The Anticorruption Secretariat detailed that of the 6,460 complaints recorded in 2025, 1,798 were for alleged non-compliance with laws, regulations, and other regulatory provisions; 205 were complaints for alleged abuse of functions, 83 for sexual abuse or harassment; 72 for bribery, and 23 for conflict of interest. The federal agency also highlighted that last year, 13 complaints were filed against IMSS workers for allegedly carrying out acts that caused damage to public finances and assets through negligent fault. It also notes that complaints were filed against institute workers for alleged acts of bribery.
This year, the Anticorruption Secretariat indicated that of the 1,351 complaints and reports recorded against IMSS workers, nearly half of them, 616, were for non-compliance with laws, regulations, and other regulatory provisions. It also notes that 244 complaints were received against institute workers for failing to comply with the functions, duties, and assignments entrusted to them; 149 complaints were received for negligence or lack of attention in fulfilling obligations.
The Anticorruption Secretariat also received 32 complaints for sexual abuse or harassment by IMSS workers; six complaints for nepotism and another six for conflict of interest, five complaints for bribery, and four for diversion of public resources. Acts of hidden enrichment, conflict of interest, and nepotism were also reported.
In information requests made in 2025, the IMSS has acknowledged complaints and reports of sexual harassment against female workers within its facilities, where the majority of cases end without any sanction. The institute reported in request 340018000374225 that a worker reported on January 21 of last year that she was suffering sexual harassment and workplace harassment at IMSS facilities in Durango, but despite these allegations, the institute acknowledged that "there was no sanction."
On March 5 of last year, another worker in the State of Mexico reported that she was suffering sexual harassment from her boss; however, as in the previous case, there was also no sanction. A similar case occurred in a complaint filed on June 10 in Sinaloa, which referred to workplace harassment and sexual harassment by her superior. Despite these allegations, there was no sanction.
However, in a similar case, the accused was sanctioned: the IMSS reported that on March 18, 2025, at facilities in Mexico City, a person reported sexual harassment by their boss. In this complaint, the institute decided to terminate the employment relationship it had with the accused official.