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In the summer of 1993, on a research trip to Tijuana, Mexico, I met
Delfina Rodriguez, a maquiladora worker who had been accused by her employer
of trying to start a union in the plant. To coerce her into resigning, her
manager had locked her in a room without food, water, bathroom or phone
for twelve hours. She had signed a letter of resignation under duress and
then, once she was released, she sued her former employer for violation
of her civil rights. Her boss told the judge that she was insane, that nothing
had happened and that she had no proof. Her co-workers were afraid to testify
on her behalf. I was convinced that there must have been surveillance cameras
recording what happened to her during her internment. Dolores from 10 to
10 is my interpretation of what the cameras saw. |
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