Leaders of mining and metal workers’ unions from around the world condemned the Mexican government’s failure to bring justice to the families of the 65 mineworkers who died in an explosion at the Pasta de Conchos mine on 19 February 2006.

“The Mexican labor authorities are guilty of a triple failure,” said Jyrki Raina, General Secretary of the International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF).  “They failed to prevent the disaster at Pasta de Conchos, they have failed to accomplish justice for the families of the victims, and they have failed to take the necessary measures to prevent future disasters.”

A special committee of the International Labor Organization (ILO), in a report issued in April ... more