Essays about: "maquila"

Found 2 essays containing the word maquila.

  1. 1. Female Maquila Workers in Nicaragua - How can the State Enhance the Women’s Human Security?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Mareike Fehling; [2013]
    Keywords : Nicaragua; maquila; female workers; human security; gender; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the insecurities of female maquila workers in Nicaragua in order to derive policy implications for the Nicaraguan state. These workers are deeply embedded in gendered and neoliberal structures of the global political economy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Restricted possibilities of unionization within the maquila industry of El Salvador

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Jenny Eriksson; [2004]
    Keywords : Social problems and welfare; national insurance; Sociala problem; social välfärd; socialförsäkring; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The research for this study, concerning trade unions within the maquila industry, has been carried out during a three months period in the Central American country of El Salvador. Fieldwork and research has been financed by the MFS (Minor Field Study) scholarship of SIDA. READ MORE