110 workers lost their jobs with the closure of the plant, located on the 36th kilometers of the Interamerican Highway, in Sacatepéquez.

Vestex, the Guatemalan Textile and Apparel Commission, has reported the closure of 23 maquilas so far in 2009.

Source: prensalibre.com

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