Beautiful flowers of the maquiladora

Description:

Published originally as La flor mas bella de la maquiladora, this book is based on interviews the author conducted with more than fifty Mexican women who work in the assembly plants along the U.S.-Mexico border. A descriptive analytic study conducted in the late 1970s, the book uses compelling testimonials to detail the struggles these women face.

subjects: Women,  Employment,  Interviews,  Women offshore assembly industry workers,  Economic conditions,  Women, mexico,  Women, biography,  Migrant labor,  Mexican-american border region,  Women, social conditions

Places: Tijuana (Baja California Norte),  Mexico