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Article

4 Aug 2006

Author:
Mayté Parro, Vanguardia [Mexico]

Workplace hazards confirmed [Mexico]

[Original article in Spanish. Title translation, and following summary of the article's key points, provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.] Workplace medical experts have confirmed that some Monclova International employees are now incapable of doing their work due to the irreversible harm caused by workplace injuries. Instead of giving the employees pensions, the company tells injured employees to sign voluntary resignation notices, to save on termination payments. This is according to the worker Ismael Rodríguez, who presented cases of affected colleagues to municipal authorities. They included workers with scars from operations on repetitive strain injuries, and a woman who has almost completely lost her sight and can no longer sew.

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