Maquiladoras: Exploitation or emancipation? An overview of the situation of Maquiladora workers in Honduras

World Development

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1553-1567

  Ver Beek, Kurt Alan ^a  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Honduras; Latin America; Maquiladoras; Offshore manufacturing; Welfare measures

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; MANUFACTURING; MAQUILADORA; WORKING CONDITIONS;

HONDURAS;

EID: 0034892884     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(01)00057-2     Document Type: Article

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