Women in the Global Factory

Women in the Global Factory
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Publisher : South End Press
Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : 0896081982
ISBN-13 : 9780896081987
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Book Synopsis Women in the Global Factory by : Annette Fuentes

Download or read book Women in the Global Factory written by Annette Fuentes and published by South End Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In free trade zones all over the world, women make up 80 to 90 percent of the workforce. Women in the Global Factory explores the lives of these women--from California's Silicon Valley to Mexico's maquiladoras (border factories) to


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