Mexico-Guatemala border mobility as represented in the everyday lives of Central American workers
This study explores the human mobility experience of transborder workers who travel to localities in Chiapas for the purpose of working in a specific economic sector. The workers, who are primarily Central Americans, experience everyday life trajectories that are shaped by mobility practices linked...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA |
| Repositorio: | Estudios Fronterizos |
| Idioma: | español inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.localhost:article/512 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/512 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | transborder mobility everyday life trajectories Central American workers southern border Social Sciences Economy Work Demography Sociology Social problems Immigrants Geography Central America Political Sciences International emigration Movilidad transfronteriza Vida cotidiana Trayectorias Trabajadores centroamericanos Frontera sur Economía Trabajo Las clases de mano de obra Ciencias sociales Demografía Sociología Problemas sociales Inmigrantes Geografía América central Ciencias políticas Emigración internacional |
| Sumario: | This study explores the human mobility experience of transborder workers who travel to localities in Chiapas for the purpose of working in a specific economic sector. The workers, who are primarily Central Americans, experience everyday life trajectories that are shaped by mobility practices linked to migratory, labor, and private spheres. From the social perspective of everyday life, the author seeks to analyze this sector's border crossing experience, which occurs in one of the most important regions with regard to population flow: the southern border between Mexico and Guatemala. A labor market has been formed in this region in which some social actors are able to construct ways of life based on their daily mobility and their recognition of a difficult and controlled spatial and temporal dimension. |
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