Coming ten months after the demise of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA), the Asia-Latina Women's Exchange was designed to give participants an opportunity to share what the end of the import quota system has meant for workers and communities in Thailand, China/Hong Kong, Cambodia, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and the Dominican Republic and to discuss strategies for better defending workers' rights in a post-quota industry.

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The US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) was signed on May 28, 2004 by the U.S., Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. On August 15, 2004 the Dominican Republic was incorporated into the agreement. Read about its anticipated effects on the Central American garment industry. PDF Format

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Worker Testimonies from Central America

Stories from pioneer union organizers in the maquilas and banana plantations of Guatemala and Honduras who have inspired campaigns against sweatshops across North America. Provides first person accounts of life in the maquilas.

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