


Manifestantes irrumpen en tienda Wal-Mart en México
KATHLEEN MILLER
Associated Press
MEXICO - Unos 250 manifestantes ingresaron tumultuosamente a una tienda de Wal-Mart en la periferia de la capital mexicana para denunciar a la compañía por presuntamente violar las leyes laborales, ambientales y fiscales de México.
Wal-Mart de México emitió un comunicado en el que negó las acusaciones y aseguró que los manifestantes estaban "difundiendo información falsa".
"Estamos convencidos de que Wal-Mart de México genera beneficios muy positivos para el país, especialmente en la generación de empleos", dijo la compañía en la declaración. Con más de 140.000 empleados, Wal-Mart es la empresa privada que genera más puestos de trabajo en México.
Los manifestantes gritaron consignas contra la compañía antes de la irrupción. Luego expresaron consignas a los clientes, bloquearon secciones durante unos 30 minutos y salieron del lugar. No hubo informaciones de detenidos o lesionados en la protesta, una de las varias realizadas en instalaciones de Wal-Mart.
Los inconformes dijeron que los bajos precios de Wal-Mart descansan en que sus trabajadores tienen bajos salarios, y hace pagos bajos a campesinos y a mercados públicos que le surten.
"Si un melón te cuesta dos pesos (menos de 20 centavos de dólar) en un (recinto de) Wal-Mart, imagínate cuál es el pago que un campesino está recibiendo por ese melón", dijo Rubén García, un mexicano que colabora con el grupo activista Global Exchange con sede en la ciudad estadounidense de San Francisco. "Hay un costo alto por los precios bajos".
Raúl Argüelles, vicepresidente de asuntos corporativos de Wal-Mart de México, dijo que la empresa seguía con sus operaciones normales, pese a las protestas.
"No estamos preocupados. En Wal-Mart de México creemos en la libertad de expresión y en la libre asociación, y por eso respetamos otras opiniones", expresó Argüelles.
Algunos manifestantes portaban pancartas que en un lado llevaban mensajes contra Wal-Mart y en el otro fotografías de Andrés Manuel López Obrador, el derrotado candidato presidencial izquierdista que organiza protestas por lo que considera un fraude electoral en los comicios de junio.
Asistentes de López Obrador acusan a Wal-Mart de haber ofrecido apoyo supuestamente ilegal al candidato presidencial conservador Felipe Calderón, que ganó las elecciones. La empresa ha rechazado el señalamiento.
Nov. 14, 2006, 8:58PM
Protesters Storm Wal-Mart in Mexico City
By KATHLEEN MILLER Associated Press Writer
MEXICO CITY — Demonstrators stormed a Wal-Mart on the outskirts of Mexico City on Tuesday, accusing the U.S.-based retailer of selling low-cost goods at the expense of workers, farmers and public markets.
About 250 protesters chanted "Out! Out!" in front of Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters before entering the adjacent store, where they blocked aisles for about 30 minutes before leaving. There were no immediate reports of arrests, injuries or damage.
Ruben Garcia, a Mexican citizen who works with San Francisco-based activist group Global Exchange, said the discount chain's low prices take business away from the country's traditional public markets and depress wages for workers and farmers.
"If a cantaloupe costs 20 cents at a Wal-Mart, imagine how much the rural farmers are getting for this cantaloupe," Garcia said. "There is a high cost for the low prices."
The company denied the accusations.
"Wal-Mart of Mexico generates very positive benefits for the country," it said in a statement. With more than 140,000 workers, Wal-Mart is the largest private sector employer in Mexico.
Some protesters carried signs bearing pictures of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the leftist presidential candidate who claims he was robbed of victory in July elections and plans to be inaugurated as the "legitimate president" of an alternative government on Monday.
Lopez Obrador aides have accused Wal-Mart of supporting his conservative rival and the current president-elect, Felipe Calderon. The company denies the allegation.
The Arkansas-based company has been targeted by Mexican protesters before.
In 2004, a Wal-Mart-owned discount store opened less than a mile from the ancient temples of Teotihuacan, just north of Mexico City, despite months of protests by some residents who claimed the sprawling complex was an insult to Mexican culture.
Last month, Wal-Mart won preliminary approval over opposition from some residents to build a store in Cabo San Lucas, in Baja California Sur _ the only one of Mexico's 31 states where it currently does not have an outlet.
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