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Ninety-two workers were fired from their squid processing jobs in Santa Rosalía in Baja California Sur, Mexico by Korean multinational seafood corporation Hanjin.

The firings followed attempts to organize an independent union, the Independent Workers Union of the Maquiladora Industry in Baja California Sur (or SINTTIM). The union has filed a lawsuit against Hanjin for violating the Mexico’s federal labor laws.

Speaking of conditions in the squid-processing, one worker said: “Many of us are single mothers and we depend on the salary from our job, and the fishing industry is the only source of employment and the companies take advantage of that. They pay us two cents [U.S] to clean each pound of squid, we work 12-hour shifts, we don’t have clean water to drink, and we are victims of sexual harassment by the supervisors.”

She added, “The company not only exploits us as workers but it also blatantly robs work from our husbands and sons.” Santa Rosalia once had fishermen cooperatives, which were the property of the community.

Please email the Korean Embassy at

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. Tell Hanjin to rehire the workers and respect their right to unionize with SINTTIM.

Sample letters can be found on Enlace . Click on “Campaigns: Luchas” on the left and then click “Action Alerts: Alertas de Accion.”

Expiration Date:
Wed, 02/28/2007 - 11:59pm