Chapter 12
The potential of codes as part ofwomen's organizations’ strategies forpromoting the rights of womenworkers: a Central Americaperspective
Marina Prieto, Angela Hadjipateras and Jane Turner
The appearance of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) in Central America dates back to the 1970s.1 However, due to instability throughout Central America during the 1980s, development was slow and in some cases truncated. At the end of this decade there was a steady rise in the number of factories established in the region. The maquila sector employs approximately 400,000,2 mostly female workers, in ‘maquiladora’ or assembly factories, some located in FTZs and ...
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