| Matamoros strike | |
|---|---|
 A Maquiladora factory in Mexico. | |
| Objective | Demands for a 20% increase in pay and a $1,700 bonus in dozens of factories and workplaces along the Mexico-US border. |
| Date | January 12, 2019 |
The Matamoros Strike in Matamoros, Tamaulipas is a strike of tens of thousands of Maquiladora workers that began in January, 2019 and is ongoing. The workers, whose manufacturing activity on the Mexico–United States border is tightly linked to the American manufacturing economy, have low wages relative to local living costs and have demanded 20% pay increases and bonuses. While dozens of companies have accepted workers' demands, others have not and the strikes have spread into other industries.