From Despair to Resistance
Maya Workers in the Maquilas of Guatemala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2278713 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liliana Goldín (New York University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-33 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology of Work Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-024X • E-ISSN: 1548-1417 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-1417.2012.01074.x |
| OpenAlex | W1997717282 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 12 |
Based on ethnographic research among industrial workers in the export processing plants of highland Guatemala, this article explores the meanings given to the high incidence of labor turnover. The sample is composed of mostly young workers between the ages of 16 and 25, the age of the majority of maquila workers. The study shows that turnover exemplifies worker agency, specifically in resistance to oppressive forms of production in global capitalism. Global processes in this study are illustrated through the eyes and words of local participants
Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Labor Movements and Unions · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
International trade and industrial upgrading in the apparel commodity chain
Self-Employment and Labor Turnover
Maquila Age Maya
Linguistics and Indigenous American Languages
Labor Turnover among Maquiladora Workers of Highland Guatemala
The Relationship between Commitment Forms and Work Outcomes
Labor Ideologies in the International Factories of Rural Guatemala
Precarity as a Political Concept, or, Fordism as Exception
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |