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news Cbc World 2026-04-17

Canadian firm ignored worker complaints about cartels at Mexican gold mine

Former local union members allege that management at a Canadian-owned gold mine in Mexico is cooperating with an organized crime group to dismantle the local union. These workers reported their concerns through the company's ethics hotline but allegedly received no response.


<img alt="A composite photograph of a hooded man dropping of a piece of paper next to the contents of the paper." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/261e5b2c-55fd-4fc3-ae90-39a9e358310c,1776387837978/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28107%2C0%2C1780%2C1001%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="The contents of a letter dropped off at the home of a Mineros Union member on April 21, 2025, after the union lost the vote. The translation by the U.S. Office of the Trade Represenative reads: Now y...

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