For the Peaceful Reinstatement of Raquel Espinoza, Worker at the Pung Kook
Maquiladora en La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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Raquel Espinoza has been a maquiladora worker since 1974. Since August
3, 1998, she has been an employee at Pung Kook of Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
working as a computer operator at a maquiladora that provides services
for such international firms as Adidas, Lands End, Patagonia and Danna.
Her workday runs from 7:30am to 5:30pm, Monday through Friday and 7:30am
to 1:00pm on Saturdays. She was unjustly fired on June 11, 2001. At the
time of her firing her salary was 50 pesos/day ($5.45 US), which is two
pesos less than the minimum professional wage at that time.
On June 25, 2001, Raquel was obligated to bring her case to the Local
Conciliation and Arbitration Board based in La Paz. Before the Workers