The workers of Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) handed over the sequestered facilities with the promise that at noon today, Thursday, April 27, part of the unpaid wages and salaries would be paid. However, due to the lack of payment, fifty workers are now protesting inside the plant in Monclova, Coahuila.
In a live broadcast of "La Prensa de Coahuila" on Facebook, fifty workers can be seen burning vehicle tires at the entrances to the steel company's offices.
The demonstrators demand the presence of the general director of AHMSA, Luis Zamudio Miechielsen.
AHMSA faces liquidity problems and has not produced steel for several months. It is currently in the process of selling control to US-based Argentem Creek Partners, a company that will inject $200 million of working capital to restart production. So far, the steelmaker has not received any money from the new investor.
SteelOrbis requested information from AHMSA executives, but they were not immediately available to respond.