Comité Fronterizo
de Obrer@s
CFO
For the labor rights and all human rights of the maquiladora workers
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| Fujikura in Mexico |
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Fujikura Ltd. is a Japanese corporation created in 1885. All of its directors are Japanese and its headquarters are in Tokyo. The company has in Japan a number of manufacturing plants and laboratorios, and it also owns factories in the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, India, Russia and Mexico. Fujikura has approximately 33,750 employees globally. Its businesses include optical transmission systems, network systems, electronics materials, power systems, coated wires, magnet wires, electronic materials for equipment, metallic materials and many other products. Its sales in fiscal year 2005 were $503 billion yen (approximately $4.28 billion USD). A Fujikura Ltd. Business Plan from July 2005 shows its consistent growth in sales and profits, and mentions as a priority to expand its automotive electronics business in North America with a "new FAA, Fujikura Automotive America." In fact, Fujikura owns two subsidiaries in the United States: Fujikura America Inc. for sales, and America Fujikura Ltd. The Mexican plants could operate in coordination with these U.S. subsidiaries. In Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Fujikura has one plant called Fujikura Automotive México (FAMX). That plant was owned by Alcoa until the end of 2005. For many years, Fujikura and Alcoa had a joint venture called Alcoa Fujikura Ltd. or AFL. The separation between the two companies was announced in March 2005. As part of the deal, Fujikura put as a condition to Alcoa that the "Subaru Plant" of Piedras Negras would be part of the former.The workers and Fujikura An Alcoa top executive said that his company supported Fujikura staying in the city of Piedras Negras and to keep the workers as well. These workers had a collective bargaining agreement with Alcoa valid when the changing of hands at the company in February 1st, 2006. During February and March 2007, the workers disregarded their plant's union reps and forced the CTM union to call for strike in Fujikura demanding a bigger wage increase than the one agreed upon by the union and Fujikura. The workers achieved a wage increase from 3.5 to 4.5 percent despite having the opposition of both the company managers and the CTM union leaders. Read more about this struggle at The rank and file at Fujikura forces the management and the union to increase their wages. Fujikura has a Code of Conduct available in English language (not in Spanish) in its website: http://www.fujikura.co.jp/new_com/e_conduct.html Fujijura's code states: "While contributing to the betterment of society, we at Fujikura shall continue to strive to earn societal recognition as a good corporate citizen, and shall not only conduct ourselves in accordance with not only the letter and spirit of all laws, but also act in conformance with the ethics and morals of society at all times and in every situation." And as part of the specific guidelines of its code of conduct, Fujikura prescribes: "10. Always treat the local community with respect and appreciation.", as well as "13. Eliminate all discrimination and harassment and strive to preserve a healthy, safe and efficient workplace for all." |
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