Suchergebnisse

Photos and text by two photographers and a labor lawyer of images of everyday life and working conditions among Guatemalan laborers. Includes descriptions and quotations by workers and is organized by sectors of bananas, sugar, coffee and heavy industry

Resumen: Luego de situar la perspectiva en el orden mundial, el artículo relata la resistencia del pueblo maya-kiché de Sipakapa a la pretensión de la empresa transnacional Goldcorp Inc. de instalar una mina en la localidad. A raíz de esto, son narradas las acciones de lucha política y legal de los sipakapenses, la respuesta del Estado guatemalteco en concordancia con la empresa y el modo en que la minería afecta al poblado vecino maya-mam de San Miguel Ixtahuacán Abstract: After setting the perspective at a worldwide level, the article tells the story of the Sipakapa's maya-kiché people's resistance to the attempt of Goldcorp Inc. transnational company to set up a mine in town. As a result of this, the actions of political and legal struggle of the Sipakapa people are narrated, as well as the Guatemalan State's response in accordance with the company and the way the mining industry sabotages the neighboring village, called maya-mam of San Miguel Ixtahuacán