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Maquilapolis: city of factories

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Abstract
Explores the environmental devastation and urban chaos of Tijuana’s assembly factories and the female laborers who have organized themselves for social action. Maquiladora workers produce televisions, electrical cables, toys, clothes, batteries and IV tubes, they weave the very fabric of life for consumer nations. They also confront labor violations, environmental devastation and urban chaos - life on the frontier of the global economy. Carmen and her colleague, Lourdes, reach beyond the daily struggle for survival to organize for change: Carmen takes a major television manufacturer to task for violating her labor rights. Lourdes pressures the government to clean up a toxic waste dump left behind by a departing factory. Incorporates video diaries by the women.
Collection
California Newsreel Collection
Subject
Women offshore assembly industry workers--Mexico--Tijuana (Baja California)--Social conditions, Women in development--Mexico--Tijuana (Baja California), Manufacturing industries--Social aspects--Mexico--Tijuana (Baja California), Offshore assembly industry--Employees--Labor unions--Mexico--Tijuana (Baja California), Offshore assembly industry--Environmental aspects--Mexico--Tijuana (Baja California), Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico)--Social conditions
Contributors
Funari, Vicky (Film editor), De La Torre, Sergio (Producer), De La Torre, Sergio (Director), Funari, Vicky (Producer), Funari, Vicky (Director), Independent Television Service (Producer), CineMamas Productions (Producer), Grupo Factor X (Producer), Colectivo Chilpancingo (Producer), Promotoras por los Derechos de las Mujeres (Producer), California Newsreel (Firm) (Distributor)
Duration
01:08:20 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
Spanish, English
Copyright Holder
Name California Newsreel
RoleDistributor
Telephone415-284-7800
Address500 Third Street, Suite #505, San Francisco, CA 94107-1875
Email[email protected]
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