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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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"[Bacon's] books ... are sharp, analytical, and urgent." Utne

Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Grapes and Green Onions 2. Putting Solidarity on the Table 3. Tijuana's Maquiladora Workers 4. Han Young 5. Build a House, Go to Jail 6. The Strategic Alliance 7. Duro Means Hard 8. Mexico's Wars over Privatization 9. Transplanted Expectations 10. The World of the Border Has Changed Epilogue: The Confrontation to Come Index

The Children of NAFTA

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    A Paperback / softback by David Bacon

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/2004
      ISBN13: 9780520244726, 978-0520244726
      ISBN10: 0520244729

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      "[Bacon's] books ... are sharp, analytical, and urgent." Utne

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. Grapes and Green Onions 2. Putting Solidarity on the Table 3. Tijuana's Maquiladora Workers 4. Han Young 5. Build a House, Go to Jail 6. The Strategic Alliance 7. Duro Means Hard 8. Mexico's Wars over Privatization 9. Transplanted Expectations 10. The World of the Border Has Changed Epilogue: The Confrontation to Come Index

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