Victory in the Yucatan!

On Friday, we received word that the labor protest of the unjust closure of the Jordache plant in Tizimin, Yucatan, Mexico was successful. The workers' demonstration, coupled with UUSC program partner CEPRODEHL's outspoken support during the strike, brought the business owners to the table, where they were able to negotiate for their severance pay and back wages.

CEPRODEHL's staff continue to document rights abuses that have occurred at the two Jordache maquiladoras in the Yucatan. In this way, CEPRODEHL "will at least be able to denounce the ethical failures of this business," declared the organization's president, Socorro Chable.

The victory of these workers will enable them to feed their families as they look for employment elsewhere, and would not have been possible without the education and support provided by labor rights workers like Socorro Chable and her associate Isabel Canche. We congratulate them for this success -- it makes a world of difference to the workers that together we support and empower.