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The Resource The children of NAFTA : labor wars on the U.S./Mexico border, David Bacon

The children of NAFTA : labor wars on the U.S./Mexico border, David Bacon

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Summary
"Based on firsthand accounts, this book investigates the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on those who work along the U.S./Mexico border producing food, televisions, computer equipment, plumbing supplies, clothing, and other goods that are the material foundation of our lives. Journalist David Bacon paints a portrait of poverty, repression, and struggle, offering a devastating critique of NAFTA in the most in-depth examination of border workers published to date." "This book finds that, despite the promises of its backers, NAFTA has locked in a harsh neoliberal economic policy that has swept away laws and protections established by Mexican workers over many decades. More than a showcase for NAFTA's victims, The Children of NAFTA traces the emergence of a new social consciousness, telling how workers in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada are now beginning to join together in a powerful new strategy of cross-border organizing as they fight for economic and social justice."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
348 pages
Note
Includes index
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
Isbn
9780520244726
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Label
The children of NAFTA : labor wars on the U.S./Mexico border
Title
The children of NAFTA
Title remainder
labor wars on the U.S./Mexico border
Statement of responsibility
David Bacon
Title variation
Labor war on the U.S./Mexico border
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Based on firsthand accounts, this book investigates the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on those who work along the U.S./Mexico border producing food, televisions, computer equipment, plumbing supplies, clothing, and other goods that are the material foundation of our lives. Journalist David Bacon paints a portrait of poverty, repression, and struggle, offering a devastating critique of NAFTA in the most in-depth examination of border workers published to date." "This book finds that, despite the promises of its backers, NAFTA has locked in a harsh neoliberal economic policy that has swept away laws and protections established by Mexican workers over many decades. More than a showcase for NAFTA's victims, The Children of NAFTA traces the emergence of a new social consciousness, telling how workers in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada are now beginning to join together in a powerful new strategy of cross-border organizing as they fight for economic and social justice."--Jacket
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1948-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Bacon, David
Dewey number
331.1/0972/1
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HD8081.M6
LC item number
B33 2004
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Canada.
  • Foreign workers, Mexican
  • Mexican Americans
  • Migrant labor
  • Quality of work life
  • Labor movement
  • Mexican-American Border Region
  • Mexican-American Border Region
  • Travailleurs étrangers mexicains
  • Américains d'origine mexicaine
  • Travailleurs migrants
  • Qualité de la vie au travail
  • Mouvement ouvrier
  • Mexican-American Border Region
  • Mexican-American Border Region
  • Economic history
  • Foreign workers, Mexican
  • Labor movement
  • Mexican Americans
  • Migrant labor
  • Quality of work life
  • Social conditions
  • North America
  • United States
  • Arbeidsmigratie
  • Ausländischer Arbeitnehmer
  • Arbeiterbewegung
  • Soziale Bewegung
  • Grenzgebiet
  • Soziale Situation
  • USA
  • Mexiko
Label
The children of NAFTA : labor wars on the U.S./Mexico border, David Bacon
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Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
ocm52757356
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
348 pages
Isbn
9780520244726
Lccn
2003015900
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o52757356
  • (OCoLC)52757356
Label
The children of NAFTA : labor wars on the U.S./Mexico border, David Bacon
Link
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
ocm52757356
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
348 pages
Isbn
9780520244726
Lccn
2003015900
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o52757356
  • (OCoLC)52757356

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