CITTAC’s purpose is to contribute towards the strengthening of movements that promote the respect for human rights, labor rights, gender rights, and the right of workers to organize, especially in the context of the maquiladora industry.

VISION

CITTAC’s efforts are directed towards contributing to the creation of autonomous and democratic organizations of workers – especially within the maquiladoras – that promote, publicize, accompany and support their struggles to improve living and work conditions and to defend their human rights, the rights of workers and the rights of women.

PHILOSOPHY

CITTAC struggles to bring about a just society where exploitation, oppression and discrimination of any type have been eliminated and where all human beings can reach their full potential.

ETHICS

CITTAC’s code of ethics expresses the values by which the organization operates in all of its actions and in the commitment of each member of the group

1. Common good

2. Social justice

3. Exercise of human rights

4. Solidarity

5. Gender perspective (the commitment to change patriarchal and sexist systems)

6. Equality and respect for diversity

7. Honesty

8. Integrity

9. Camaraderie

10. Respect

11. Putting oneself in the place of another

12. Optimism

13. Happiness

14. Love

15. Will-power

OBJECTIVES

1. The primary objective of CITTAC is to promote and accompany workers’ struggles to improve their work and living conditions and to create autonomous and democratic organizations. This primary objective implies numerous additional objectives, including the following:

2. Collaborate with workers that rebel against workplace exploitation, offering legal assistance, organizing advice, support in disseminating information about their struggles and demands, and support in establishing solidarity connections with democratic movements.

3. Promote knowledge of labor rights, the Mexican Constitution, the Federal Labor Law, other laws that govern labor relations, and international labor law recognized by Mexico. CITTAC seeks to overcome the lack of knowledge of labor rights among the workers, promote the defense and strengthening of these rights, and prevent the systematic violation of these rights (the norm in the maquiladora industry).

4. Support and promote workers’ efforts to create democratic labor organizations and collective bargaining contracts that guarantee fair jobs. Promote and support the struggles against “charro” and “ghost” unions, corrupt and authoritarian labor leaders and anti-union acts committed by companies and the government.

5. Further the exchange of experiences among workers to learn from common experiences, avoid the repetition of mistakes and to be inspired by other movements form Mexico and around the world.

6. Accompany workers in their efforts to bring about respect and dignity for women, including equal pay, the right to express one’s sexuality, free and voluntary maternity, and the struggle against sexual harassment and domestic and labor violence.

7. Support labor movements for better pay, to raise the minimum wage, and to make good on the constitutional principal of a fairly remunerated wage.

8. Accompany workers in their struggles for working conditions that are safe, hygienic and respectful of workers’ mental and physical health.

9. Accompany workers in discovering and addressing the presence of toxins, corrosives, poisons and other contaminants in the workplace and struggling for their appropriate handling and adequate protection for workers.