Spatiality, sweatshops and solidarity in Guatemala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3978322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marion Traub-Werner, Marion Werner (0000-0002-5000-3053), Altha J Cravey |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 383-401 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1464936021000032469 |
| OpenAlex | W2070890418 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 17 |
Uneven development in Guatemala has been fuelled by international investment flows and a 1984 law that established a patchwork pattern of each factory as its own free-trade zone. The spatial and social flexibility of this form of labour regulation requires workers to be creative in defending their rights. Our paper explores the creative potential of transnational worker/consumer/student alliances, or mixed coalitions as we call them, to influence global production. We analyse one international solidarity campaign (1991-1999) focused on a shirt factory of Phillips-Van Huesen, the world's largest manufacturer of men's shirts. A co-ordinated strategy linking Guatemalan workers with the US-based anti-sweatshop movement led to the approval of the first collective bargaining agreement in the maquila sector in Guatemala, yet long-term results proved illusive. The factory shut down shortly after the contract was signed and production moved to lower-wage maquilas in the same city. The struggle at the Phillips-Van Huesen shirt factory illustrates the importance of critical geographical knowledge for labour organizing and solidarity politics
Factory (object-oriented programming · Sweatshop · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Labor Movements and Unions
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Consuming Ethics
Cultivating consent
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Contradictions of Solidarity
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Commodity Chains and Global Capitalism
The Emergence of Cross-Border Labor Solidarity
In the Name of Fashion Exploitation in the Garment Industry
Toward a New Internationalism Lessons from the Guatemalan Labor Movement
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Space, Place and the New Labour Internationalisms
Women Workers and the Promise of Ethical Trade in the Globalised Garment Industry
Implications of Just-in-Time Production for Union Strategy
The Maquiladora Revolution in Guatemala
Bridging the Gap between Class and Space
Globalization in Question
The Practice of International Labor Solidarity and the Geography of the Global Economy
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,82 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |