The Health Consequences of Maquiladora Work: Female Workers on the U.S.–Mexico Border

Recorded November 10, 2003

Below is the original description of the event.

The U.S.–Mexico border is a powerful symbol of globalization and its effects on work and health. This session gives an overview of the health of women who work in the post-NAFTA maquiladoras and draws on findings from a research project done in maquiladoras in Tijuana.

Sylvia Guendelman is Professor and Chair of the Maternal and Child Health Program in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. She has done extensive research on the health consequences of migration, U.S.–Mexico border health issues and binational access to health care. She teaches a course on Health and Social Policy in Mexico and Latin America.