Mexican authorities have rescued 129 workers, including six children, who said they were physically and sexually abused at a garment firm run by South Koreans, officials have said.
Four South Korean nationals have been handed over to prosecutors in the western state of Jalisco after workers identified them as the owners or managers of the company named Yes International, the National Migration Institute (INM) said yesterday.
Authorities raided the company in the town of Zapopan on Wednesday after receiving an anonymous tip, INM coordinator Ardelio Vargas Fosado told reporters.
Officials rescued 121 women and eight men, including six minors.
The workers told prosecutors that they were "victims of physical and sexual abuse, as well as threats, psychological harm and gruelling work days," Vargas Fosado said.
The four South Koreans could not prove whether they legally lived in Mexico.
Jalisco's chief prosecutor, Luis Carlos Najera, said authorities are investigating whether child abuse and sexual crimes were committed.
