February 6, 2003

Blue Jeans, Blue Waters and Worker Rights

By MSN and the Human and Labour Rights Commission on the Tehuacan Valley, 59 pages

A report on the effects of free trade and the restructuring jean industry on workers, indigenous communities and the environment in the Tehuacan Valley, Mexico. Calls for local action and international solidarity, and cautions against extending the Tehuacan economic model to southern Mexico and Central America through the Plan Puebla-Panama.

• Download the full report in English here.
• Also available in Spanish.
• Order a print copy from MSN