GENDER, GLOBALIZATION AND THE WOMEN OF THE MAQUILADORAS: BEFORE AND AFTER NAFTA Women, especially poor women, continue to play a significant role in the work of global employment. American companies have been relocating to Mexico since 1965, and with the...
The delicate balance between life and death: a child with hemophilia, a single mother and maquiladora worker in Ciudad Acuña. by Elvia R. Arriola, J.D., M.A., Executive Director, Women on the Border, Inc. The Place: Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila,...
DELEGATES VISIT THE HOME OF A MAQUILADORA WORKER LEARNING ABOUT MEXICAN LABOR LAW SOCIAL TIME WITH THE WORKERS TO HEAR THEIR STORIES The educational trip (Fall 2005) involved sending students from Professor Arriola’s seminar, Women, Law and the Global Economy...
The disparities at the border are obvious… fancy offices for the maquiladora owners, poor and run down housing for the workers… who have children Worker’s Housing, Cd. Acuña
Background for NIU Seminar, Women, Law and the Global Economy, produced by Professor Elvia R Arriola, Northern Illinois University College of Law This is a multifaceted project that offers students an opportunity to learn about the impact of globalization by...
