by Elvia Arriola | Jul 1, 2015 | Delegations, Further Study, Maquiladoras, NAFTA, Women and Globalization
MAQUILADORA WORKER STORIES: From 2001 to 2014 Women on the Border gathered stories on delegations to the border from workers in the maquiladoras. Their stories provided a human face to the impact of NAFTA. Amparo’s Story “Mi padre es del Valle de Bravo en...
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 | Jun 29, 2011 | Further Study, Migrants and Human Rights, Women and Globalization
Although there has been an increased focus on Mexican immigration to the United States, Mexicans have been migrating north for better opportunities since our nation was formed. When the U.S. gained control of the Southwest, the Mexican population that was living...
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...
by Elvia Arriola | Jun 23, 2011 | Further Study, Migrants and Human Rights, Women and Globalization
Crushing Barely begins to capture The weight of the grief That sits Mountain sized Upon my soul As a departing visitor to El Paso/Ciudad Juarez A land of divides Rich and poor Brown and white Citizen and not Identities crafted By powerful attitudes in Custom and law...
