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Maquila Solidarity Update

Since 2003, the Maquila Solidarity Update was published three times - only once in 2014 - in English and Spanish. This 8-page newsletter provided news, analysis and interviews on the struggle to uphold international labour rights in a globalized economy.

July 31, 1996

Maquila Network Update Vol. 1.3 (July 1996)

Workers stage wildcat strikes | GAP campaign update: Fired mandarin workers await recall | Will Levi’s incentive plan take the blues out of maquila jeans? | New resources

Download Update Vol. 1.3 here

April 30, 1996

Maquila Network Update Vol. 1.2 (April 1996)

Mexico: FAVESA workers win severance | Canada/US Unite against sweatshops | Mexico: Women fight for health and living wage | Guatemala: Unionist threatened at hiding place | New resources

Download Update Vol. 1.2 here

January 31, 1996

Maquila Network Update Vol. 1.1 (January 1996)

GAP campaign victory: The GAP agrees to independent monitoring | El Salvador: Maquila critics threatened with death penalty

Download Update Vol. 1.1 here