by Elvia Arriola | Jan 21, 2002 | Migrants and Human Rights, NAFTA
WHAT IS A MAQUILADORA OR WHAT IS A SWEATSHOP? The maquiladora or “sweatshop” is sadly not new. In the early 1900s?American labor history documents the treatment of European immigrant women who toiled 12-15 hour days for the pittance of wages. The...
by Elvia Arriola | Jan 21, 2002 | Advocacy and Activism, Further Study, NAFTA
Living Wage Rights The idea of a “living wage” suggests that a person working a normal work week (about 40-50 hours) should earn enough money to meet the basic needs of shelter, food, medical care and entertainment with just enough left over to save for...
