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Women who quit maquiladora work on the U

Women who quit maquiladora work on the U.S.-Mexico border: Assessing health, occupation, and social dimensions in two transnational electronics plants

✍ Sylvia Guendelman; Steven Samuels; Martha Ramirez 📂 Article 📅 1998 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 74 KB 👁 1 views

This cohort study of 725 women examined the health, occupational, and social factors that contribute to quitting work in two transnational electronics maquiladoras (assembly plants) in Tijuana, Mexico. The estimated cumulative probabilities of quitting were 68% and 81% by 1 and 2 years of employment