Series 5: Newspaper clippings and public documents regarding the labor situation in Central America, 1993-2001
- Extent:
- 0.417 Linear Feet
- Scope and content:
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Various newspaper clippings, laws, and reports that examine the labor problem in Central American during this time. More of the newspaper clippings discuss the exploitation and worsening labor conditions of those working in maquilas in Nicaragua in the mid-1990s. Other information within this series consider zonas francas and proposed changes to laws that regulate working conditions.
- Language:
- Primary source materials are in Spanish.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem LibraryCollege of William and Mary400 Landrum DrivePO 8795Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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