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 Jobs: Meet Sonia, she makes t-shirts |
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The factory where Sonia works, located on the outskirts of San Salvador near the San Bartolo free trade zone, is very different from other maquilas. Just Garments is the only unionized maquila in El Salvador...
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| Poverty: Meet Ligia, a nurse living in Nicaragua |
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Ivonne has been working for 12 years in the factories (maquilas) in the Free Trade Zone in Nicaragua. She is a nurse, but due to the fact that there are no jobs in hospitals, she works in the maquilas - her only alternative. She is also a mother of four children.
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| Small Farmers: Meet Porfiro, a farmer in Nicaragua |
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Under the free trade model, Porfirio will not be able to get a decent price for his beans. The cheapest beans at the market in Managua are imported from the US where the average farming agribusiness receives $21,000 a year in subsidies from the US government.
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Public Health and Toxic Waste:
Meet Sahari, a child living in Mexico's free trade zone |
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Two years ago, Sarahí Alvarez Mendoza, now age 9, was playing outside her home in Reynosa, Mexico when a tragic fall changed her life.
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Women's Rights:
Meet Carolina, a laborer from Honduras |
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Women workers in the United States and Central America are struggling to feed their families, earn a livable wage and fight for their rights in the workplace.
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Land Protection:
Meet Lilian, an environmentalist from El Salvador |
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An American mining company wants to set up a gold mine in El Salvador. Many local farmers and citizens worry about the effects on their water supply and environment.
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