Thanks to Diario de Mexico's monitoring of a case where Mexican workers in a garment factory in Queens were abused, Mexican authorities in New York City were compelled to seek justice for the immigrants involved. In this case, Mexican workers, together with their Chinese co-workers, suffered a form of modern-day slavery at the hands of their employers, who subjected them to unusually long hours in the factory and locked them inside with a padlock. When a workers' organization from the Lower East Side of Manhattan and Diario de Mexico condemned the case, Mexican authorities contacted the immigrants affected.

Workers of the East Side of Manhattan, a workers' advocacy group comprised of Mexicans and ex-employees of the garment factory, denounced the abuse. According to the group, workers toiled for more than 80 grueling hours a week and were locked inside all night.

After becoming familiar with the facts of the situation, an official from the Mexican Consulate in New York informed Diario de Mexico that authorities will contact the immigrant workers in question to help them seek justice.

Workers of the East Side of Manhattan says it plans to continue trying to determine the whereabouts of the owners of the factory. The organization knows that the owners have factories in different parts of the world where they employ similar practices that are considered abuse, according to humanitarian and labor laws.