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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Bacon |
| ISBN: | 0520237781 9780520237780 9780520244726 0520244729 |
| OCLC Number: | 52757356 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Grapes and green onions -- Putting solidarity on the table -- Tijuana's Maquiladora workers -- Han Young -- Build a house, go to jail -- The strategic alliance -- Duro means hard -- Mexico's wars over privatization -- Transplanted expectations -- The world of the border has changed -- Epilogue : the confrontation to come. |
| Other Titles: | Labor war on the U.S./Mexico border |
| Responsibility: | David Bacon. |
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Abstract:
Examines the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on those who labor in the agricultural fields and maquiladora factories on the border. This title describes harsh conditions of child labor in the Mexicali Valley, the deplorable housing outside factories in cities such as Tijuana, and corporate retaliation faced by union organizers.
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