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23 Mar 2016

Author:
AFL‐CIO, IndustriALL Global Union, Communications Workers of America, United Steelworkers, United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, GoodElectronics, International Labor Rights Forum, The Cross Border Network for Justice and Solidarity, Maquila Solidarity Network, CEREAL, Obrer@s Maquiler@s de Ciudad Juárez, among others

Letter to Lexmark

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…We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to express our outrage and concern for the workers at Lexmark’s factory in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Since last November hundreds of your employees have been protesting their extraordinarily low wages, the arbitrary firings of 120 workers, and unacceptable working conditions. According to the workers, management failed to follow through with the promised thirty‐five cents a day wage increase as well as the legally required aguinaldo (Christmas bonus) at the end of 2015. Workers report being docked an excessive amount of pay for legitimate absences. They complain of sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions exposing them to hazardous chemicals without appropriate protective gear. When workers attempted to organize in order to rectify these conditions they were met with mass firings, threats and intimidation…

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