Government of Guanajuato assists footwear manufacturers
The Plan to Promote Competitiveness and Productivity of the Footwear Sector in Guanajuato launched its second phase, led by Governor Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo. The resources available on this occasion amount to 40 million Mexican pesos (more than US$ 2 million), with the objective of promoting the purchase of raw materials by 100 companies and thus preserving a volume of more than 10,500 jobs.
In its first phase, the plan protected 10,485 jobs and favored 182 companies, through the same disbursement of money. According to Rodríguez Vallejos, the initiative had a positive impact on employment in the sector, reported the Government of the State of Guanajuato.