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Article

11 Aug 2006

Author:
Lourdes Godínez Leal, Proceso [Mexico]

Textile factory declines to explain salary reduction in Coahuila [Mexico]

[Original article in Spanish. Title translation, and following summary of the article's key points, provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.] Although representatives of Coahuila state government have called on Sara Lee to investigate the coinciding increase in production and decrease in wages at the Monclova Internacional factory, Sara Lee has not done so, according to workers from the factory. Martha Barragán, Alicia Ramos and Marcela Miranda said that Sara Lee’s workplace auditors were not carrying out their responsibility to ensure compliance with workplace safety laws..."They are not taking preventative steps to avoid workplace accidents," the women said...There are 8 Sara Lee maquiladoras in Coahuila, producing textile products that are sold on to international brands such as Wal-Mart, Superama [part of Wal-Mart de Mexico], Suburbia [part of Wal-Mart de Mexico], Sam’s Club [part of Wal-Mart de Mexico] and Super Center.

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