Life in the Maquiladoras Post-NAFTA: The Environment and its Effects on Mexican Women

• In Event: Standing ePanel: Environment

Brief Overview

Roughly 85% of Mexico’s maquiladora industry is composed of women. Exposure to toxic chemicals and unsafe working conditions has led to environmental and social problems that have affected some of Mexico’s most vulnerable: women in the maquiladoras.

Author

• Sheila C Barabino, State University of New York at Geneseo