Jared Laureles
La Jornada Newspaper
Saturday, October 12, 2024, p. 8
Despite being subject to an investigation by the T-MEC since the law prohibits it, the Pirelli company is subcontracting personnel, denounced the Mexican Workers’ Union League, while asking the Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare, Marath Bolaños López, to intervene in the case.
In a letter to the official, the independent union organization that advises workers warned that there is also outsourcing in other areas of the Silao tire plant, Guanajuato, which implies the payment of lower salaries and benefits.
On October 10, 2024, the company subcontracted by the Pirelli plant, named Aigx, began working on line a of the vulcanizing area. This is added to the outsourcing of other areas with the Schnellecke company, which pays lower salaries and benefits than the rest of the staff.
he pointed out.
Besides, management personnel announce that the company plans to replace all colleagues in that area and outsource all production
.
He stressed that the increase in this modality aggravates the denial of rights
which they demanded through the rapid response labor mechanism of the T-MEC, since omitting the application of the law contract violates the right of workers to occupy those positions.
He accused versions that in retaliation for those who decided to form an independent union, the subcontracted company will operate all machines in the vulcanizing area
so there is uncertainty as to whether employees will be relocated or furloughed.
“This is a consequence of forming an independent union added to the LSOM and for enforcing the Rubber Industry Contract Law, which will be very costly for the company,” he indicated.
