Multiethnic borders: Mexico-Guatemala-Belize migrations of sugar agricultural workers

A characterization is presented for the sugar agroindustrial zones as regions multi-ethnic groups due to the large indigenous component of the sugarcane harvesting groups from the interior of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The study focuses on two transboundary areas: Rio Hondo (Mexico-Belize) and So...

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Autor: García Ortega, Martha
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Estudios Fronterizos
Idioma:español
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Acceso en línea:https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/1013
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Palabra clave:agricultural workers
workers in southern border
cane cutters
agroindustrial labor market
multi-ethnic regions
south border
Anthropology
Athnology
Ethnic groups and races
Social Sciences
agricultural laborers
Labor market
Agricultural industries
Sociology
Immigrants
trabajadores agrícolas
trabajadores en frontera sur
cortadores de caña
mercado laboral agroindustrial
regiones multiétnicas
frontera sur
Antropología
Grupos étnicos y razas
Ciencias Sociales
Mercado laboral
Industrias agrícolas
Sociología
Inmigrantes
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Sumario:A characterization is presented for the sugar agroindustrial zones as regions multi-ethnic groups due to the large indigenous component of the sugarcane harvesting groups from the interior of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. The study focuses on two transboundary areas: Rio Hondo (Mexico-Belize) and Soconusco (Mexico-Guatemala), within a broad context of labor mobility and cultural diversity. The results are based on systematic field work over several cycles of harvest to the present, and comparative references of the rest of the country collected with qualitative and quantitative techniques. The findings highlight the heterogeneous work profile and a great migratory experience of such a population and aim to rethink the logic of the temporary agricultural work in the Mexico-Central Caribbean connections; as well as the potential of the cultural and economic bonus of indigenous labor in the national harvest, between South-South.