Title: “They are the Experts:” A Workers' Agenda for Social Change in Mexico's<i>Maquiladoras</i>
Abstract: This study explores theories of globalization and new social movements through the examination of an empirical case of the organizing efforts of maquiladora workers on the Mexico-U.S. border. The article is divided largely into two parts: a theoretical overview that introduces key notions surrounding globalization and new social movements, and an empirical research report that describes movement activities of a community organizing group called the Comité Fronterizo de Obreras (CFO, Border Committee of Working Women). The study demonstrates how grassroots organizing follows an internal logic based on the experiences of factory workers within the context of globalization that often goes unnoticed by scholars who rarely focus on the micro-experiences of the shop floor. The findings from the study demonstrate the relevance of models of globalization, flesh out theoretical accounts of new social movements, and illustrate consequences and limitations of grassroots organizations.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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