Tijuana, Mexico, Nov 12, 2002 (EFE via COMTEX) -- Forty Chinese workers - all with their immigration papers in order - were found in a cross-border
assembly plant, or maquiladora, officials said.
The Baja California Attorney General's Office said the immigrants - four men and 36 women - worked more than 12 hours per day, did not receive their
pay and lived in makeshift housing on the grounds of the PC Baja plant.
The immigrants' wages were deposited in U.S. bank accounts even though the workers lacked the documents needed to enter the United States, Baja
California Attorney General Antonio Martinez said.
The Chinese immigrants were apparently allowed entry into Mexico as supervisors or instructors but were performing the tasks of a worker, Martinez
said.
According to Daniel Romero, head of the Maquiladora Industry Association, this discovery was of concern to the industry and sets a bad precedent that
must not be repeated.
Romero said it was surprising that these immigrants were able to obtain work permits considering the strict restrictions on Chinese nationals in
Mexico.
JESSE - 11-15-2002 at 07:47 PM
All 40 of them had working papers and where here legally.
Confirmed today by Mexican inmigrationStephanie Jackter - 11-16-2002 at 02:04 AM
It'll be interesting to see what course the Mexican govt. takes in this case. And knowing that there's lots of indenture going on in the Chinese
community in the United States, why do we never hear about it here?- StephanieAnonymous - 2-3-2003 at 08:28 AM
Very interesting, do you have more information on this ? Where was this quoted originally ? Is this a single case or are there similar incidents ?
Looking forward to your replyAnonymous - 2-3-2003 at 10:12 AM
