Come to learn about Tijuana communities and workers'
conditions and struggles!
Saturday, July 27, 9 am to 3 pm
– Important Notice:
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Citizens returning from Mexico should present an
U.S. passport. (Otherwise, they need an official ID, birth certificate, and
waiting in line when returning to the U.S. for a period of time to be decided
by the border gate officer.) More information: the U.S. State Dept. web site: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5815.html.
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All tour participants must read the US travel alert
to Mexico and sign the tour waiver. Please read the Tour waiver.
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9:00 am sharp- San Ysidro. Additional information about the meeting place will be provided.
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9:15 am- The crosses at the border: More than 7,000
immigrants have died trying to cross the border since 1994, when NAFTA was
imposed.
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9:30 am- Otay Industrial Park, Sanyo and other
maquiladoras: workers’ labor conditions, labor rights and struggles
NOTE: We will visit the Tijuana industrial area but won’t enter any factory.
NOTE: We will visit the Tijuana industrial area but won’t enter any factory.
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11:15 am- Rio Alamar, or how maquiladoras, distorted urban development
and wild industrialization define Tijuana
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12:00 pm- Foxconn: the largest maquiladora in both
Tijuana and the world
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12:45 pm- Lunch
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1:15 pm:- Group dialogue about the experience; time
for questions and comments
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2:00 pm- Working women in Tijuana are organizing
artisan cooperatives and promoting an alternative economy. They will bring
their handcrafts to the tour. To learn in advance
about these cooperatives, please go to: ollincallicm.blogspot.com
about these cooperatives, please go to: ollincallicm.blogspot.com
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3:00 pm- Return to the bus station
– Donations
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$30
regular, $20 students, $ 50 solidarity
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Donations
cover the bus, lunch, and a donation to the workers’ organizations.
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For
tour registration go here: sdmaquila.org
and Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
