Mexico-Guatemala cross-border labor market: a construction from the experience of the workers

The objective of this work is to build the structure and functioning of the local cross-border labor market between the Soconusco region (Chiapas) and the southwest of Guatemala, from a construction “from below”, based on the experience lived by interviewed Guatemalan workers. The cross-border, econ...

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Autor: Nájera-Aguirre, Jéssica Natalia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la UABCS
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:repositorioinstitucional.uabc.mx:20.500.12930/6948
Acceso en línea:https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/871
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:labor market
border
workers
Guatemalans
Chiapas
Labor market
Labor demand, employment agencies
Social conditions of labor
Sociology
Groups and organizations
Community
Immigrants
Anthropology
Ethnology
Social and cultural anthropology
Ethnic groups and races
Boundaries
Emigration and immigrations
International migration
mercado laboral
frontera
trabajadores
guatemaltecos
Mercado laboral
Demanda laboral, agencias de empleo
Condiciones sociales del trabajo
Sociología
Grupos y organizaciones
Comunidad
Inmigrantes
Antropología
Etnología
Antropología social y cultural
Etnias y razas
Fronteras
Emigración e inmigración
Migración internacional
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Sumario:The objective of this work is to build the structure and functioning of the local cross-border labor market between the Soconusco region (Chiapas) and the southwest of Guatemala, from a construction “from below”, based on the experience lived by interviewed Guatemalan workers. The cross-border, economic and population perspective was the guide to link the supply and demand of workers, and the places of origin and work destination, to avoid methodological nationalism. The construction of knowledge from daily life allowed to make visible the diversity of the participating actors, as well as the connection between the needs of workers and employers, cross-border labor networks (formal and informal) and the possibilities of crossing, staying and paid work in the neighboring country. The cross-border labor market detailed allows considering new scenarios considering the recent arrival of foreign immigrants to the region.