Abstract

ARANDA, Patricia  and  CASTRO VASQUEZ, María del Carmen. The agribusiness industry in northwestern Mexico and the health of female farmworkers: a proposal for study. Salud colect. [online]. 2016, vol.12, n.1, pp.55-70. ISSN 1669-2381.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18294/sc.2016.878.

This article seeks to outline the structure of the export-oriented agribusiness industry in northwestern Mexico, so as to analyze the conditions of vulnerability of female farmworkers in terms of their access to health services and the medical attention they receive. Using a qualitative approach, focus groups and interviews were carried out with farmworkers and subject experts pertaining to academia and civil society. Their narratives were then analyzed using Pierre Bourdieu's concept of field. The primary results demonstrate a lack of access to health services and social security, and describe the main actors and their positions with respect to the vulnerability of this population.

Keywords : Agriculture; Pregnancy; Social Security; Medical Sociology; Women's Rights; Rural Workers; Mexico.

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