Amid an international landscape shaped by shifts in global order, supply chain restructuring, and evolving economic policies between Mexico and the United States, the Union of Industrial and Maquiladora Workers (SJOIIM) and the Maquiladora Association of Matamoros (INDEX) held a collaborative meeting to reinforce their strategic partnership.

United to Face Current Challenges

Union leaders and representatives from companies with collective bargaining agreements emphasized the need to maintain continuous, responsible, and transparent dialogue, especially in light of labor reforms and the provisions established under the USMCA/T-MEC.

SJOIIM General Secretary Juan Villafuerte Morales and INDEX Matamoros Executive Director C.P. Roberto Mattus Rivera underscored the importance of preserving labor stability, enhancing competitiveness, and improving conditions for the workforce in the maquiladora sector.

Key Stakeholders in Attendance

The meeting was attended by:

• Lic. Rocío Gómez, Director of INDEX’s Labor Committee
• Jesús Sánchez Alvarado, Secretary of Exterior Relations of SJOIIM
• Representatives from both institutions’ labor committees
• Companies affiliated with SJOIIM
• Federal authorities
• Lic. Juan Carlos Ruiz, Labor Judge of the Third Judicial Region
• Members of the SJOIIM’s Labor Commission

Conclusion

This meeting reaffirms the historic commitment to collaboration between the business sector and organized labor in Matamoros. Both parties reiterate their determination to work together, maintain industrial momentum, and respond effectively to global economic transformations.