Labor Rights and Economic Justice
JustJourney to Mexico
May 24 – June 1, 2008
Join UUSC and UUJEC for a JustJourney experience to explore the
important ways corporate-led globalization and free trade agreements
like NAFTA have affected the lives of Mexicans, particularly
peasants, women, indigenous people and migrant workers.
One of the promises of NAFTA was that it would create more jobs in
Mexico and alleviate poverty. As in the US, the results in Mexico
have not been black and white. As corporations and business
interests praise globalization for expanding economic opportunities
for workers worldwide, others have countered that globalization has
devastated worker livelihoods and caused vast labor migration.
We invite you to:
Witness how workers’ rights, particularly the rights of women
working in the garment industry, have been affected by economic
globalization and free-trade policy.
Discuss free trade agreements with government officials and
businesspeople
Discover the new challenges and opportunities for organizing
across boundaries of age, ethnicity, gender, and
nationality.
Initiate an informed dialogue about global migration and the
rights of migrant workers.
Meet with UUSC’s partner organization and other human rights
activists.
Where: Mexico City and Puebla
When: May 24 to June 1st , 2008
Cost: $ 950.00 This includes room and board in double
and triple rooms, pre- and post-trip resources, in-country
transportation, and experienced interpreters and
facilitators. It does not include airfare or any
incidentals.Application deadline:
April 11th, 2008, with a non-refundable $200.00
deposit. Participants will be notified promptly of
acceptance decisions. Please do not finalize travel plans
until you have received notification. Application at
http://www.uusc.org/justjourneys/Delegation%20Application%201-19-07.pdf
This is a trip for adult participants
with an interest in labor issues and workers’ rights.
Priority will be given to activists and those who
demonstrate a strong commitment to sharing with others upon
their return what they have learned.
For more information contact
justjourneys@uusc.org
or call 800-388-3920, or
Bob Alpern (UUJEC) rza@wildblue.net
or call 707-433-2236.
This JustJourney is a collaboration between the Unitarian
Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) Unitarian
Universalists for a Just Economic Community (UUJEC). Trip
planning is coordinated by Witness for Peace, a nationally
recognized grassroots organization committed to nonviolence.
