by Elvia Arriola | Jul 19, 2012 | Further Study, Maquiladoras, NAFTA
The term “maquiladora” has been equated with “sweatshop.” According to the workers active in the CFO, It is a place where workers get no respect, where they are treated like machines, not humans, where often their tasks in a time pressured work...
by Elvia Arriola | Jul 19, 2012 | Contact Us, Further Study, Migrants and Human Rights, NAFTA, Women and Globalization
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994. It superseded the Canada –...
by Elvia Arriola | Apr 3, 2012 | Advocacy and Activism, Delegations, Further Study, Immigration and Human Rights Bibliography, Migrants and Human Rights, Resources, WOB Archival
What happens when a migrant crosses the border? The idea for the Journey of an Immigrant Delegations emerged from awareness of growing anti-immigrant attitudes reflected in increased legislative efforts all over the U.S. to criminalize the undocumented worker and...
by Elvia Arriola | Dec 9, 2011 | Advocacy and Activism, Further Study, Maquiladoras, NAFTA, Women and Globalization
INITIAL IMPACT: (10 Oct 2011 email from my Tío Juan Guzmán & my response to him) Good morning … It was interesting reading about this latest venture of yours…that is great….I believe everyone ought to be involved in one issue at least once in...
by Elvia Arriola | Sep 21, 2011 | Further Study, Maquiladoras, NAFTA, Resources, Women and Globalization
The Quest for Social Justice in the Border Factories known as “maquiladoras.” In 2000, several years into the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, a lawsuit, or complaint of sorts was filed by workers in Matamoros (Brownsville,TX) against Custom...
by Elvia Arriola | Jun 23, 2011 | Further Study, Maquiladoras, NAFTA, WOB Archival, Women and Globalization, Women and Globalization Bibliography
OF WOMAN BORN: COURAGE & STRENGTH TO SURVIVE IN THE MAQUILADORAS OF REYNOSA AND RIO BRAVO, TAMAULIPAS by Elvia Rosales Arriola As 27-year old María Elena García Sierra pulled off her white sock to show me the places on her feet where she suffered a recurring...
