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Mexico Labor Rights Finding
NEWMONT Corp /DE/ · 2026-08-07 · Importance 37 · Surprise 42 · In source text
Mexico’s Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare confirmed that Newmont violated freedom-of-association and collective-bargaining rights at the Peñasquito gold mine in Zacatecas. The finding followed a Rapid Response Labor Mechanism investigation into the dismissal of three local National Mining Union leaders. Newmont committed to a remediation plan involving a Letter of Neutrality, employee training on collective rights and STPS-coordinated dialogue with the dismissed workers.
Key facts
- Newmont committed to a Remediation Plan that includes publishing a Letter of Neutrality and training personnel on collective rights, with dialogue tables to be coordinated by STPS for the dismissed workers. source
- Mexico's Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) confirmed that Newmont violated workers' rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining at its Peñasquito gold mine in Zacatecas. source
- The STPS decision followed an investigation into the firing of three local leaders of the National Mining Union. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operating_income | negative | committed | — | Newmont committed to a Remediation Plan that includes publishing a Letter of Neutrality and training personnel on collective rights, with… |