Mil Colores factory not paying into Social Security According to the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (CENIDH), the free trade zone factory Mil Colores, of U.S. ownership, has not paid into Social Security the contributions deducted from workers' paychecks for three months and has not paid its 580 workers for the month of May. Workers accused management of taking reprisals against union leaders so that workers would not join the unions. The factory's human resources officer, Mario Rivera, told CENIDH that the company is trying to cancel its debt with the Social Security Administration and thus has fallen behind on workers' salaries. Wendy Flores, a CENIDH lawyer, said that conditions at the factory were unacceptable. Among other complaints, the workers told her that the septic tank at the factory leaks into a nearby stream, and workers are provided with medicines at a factory clinic which have had their labels removed. Labor Ministry officials have visited the factory and noted that it does not comply with Ministry standards.