Union urges Canadian government to stand up for Mexican mineworkers’ rights

The murders of two striking mineworkers at a Canadian-owned mine in Mexico last week underscores the widespread repression of basic labour rights in Mexico – even when the employer is Canadian, according to the trade union United Steelworkers (USW). The USW was referring to an armed group who, on Saturday, murdered two striking workers from Canada-based Torex Gold Resources’ Media Luna gold mine in the state of Guerrero.