| |
|
|
LEARNING
ABOUT THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
The Institute for Labor Studies has sponsored since 1996 several conferences
on NAFTA, the I-35 Corridor, and Building International Labor Solidarity.
It also serves as a resource for area unions, the Greater Kansas
City Fair Trade Coalition, and The
Cross Border Network for Justice and Solidarity and ILS Director,
Judy Ancel,
has developed particular expertise in issues relating to the maquiladoras
and maquiladora workers in Mexico.
- The
High Cost to Kansas of "Free" Trade: Trade-Related
Job Loss in Kansas and the Third Congressional District, May 9,
2005. A Report authored by The Institute for Labor Studies on the
impact of free trade agreements on jobs and the economy.
- Offshoring
the Missouri Economy: Free Trade Job Losses and Their Impact
on Missouri Workers, September 1, 2004. A report authored by The
Institute for Labor Studies detailing the trade-related job losses
in Missouri and their effect on depressing the standard of living.
- Living
on a Maquila Wage is a short group role-play aimed at learning
the difficulty of being a minimum wage worker for a multinational
corporation in Mexico.
- NAFTA and Fast
Track remarks by ILS Director Judy Ancel to Town Hall Meeting
and debate hosted by Congressman Dennis Moore August 30, 2001.
- Myths of
Free Trade a pamphlet on Mexican labor rights under NAFTA.
There
are many useful websites to learn about the global economy:
Links
on International Labor Issues and Globalization
Economics
from local to global
Trade
Agreements and Their Results
Mexico NAFTA and the Maquiladoras
International
Labor Rights and Solidarity Organizations
|
|
