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Title: “Made in Honduras” Directed by: Mateo Crossa Niell and Opus Social Media

Genre: Documentary Country: Mexico - Honduras

Language: Spanish Subtitles: English

Year: 2014 Duration: 55 minutos

Format: DSRL FullHD

Online Viewing: https://vimeo.com/opuslab/madeinhonduras

password: opuslabmx

Contact: Mateo Crossa Niell

Gustavo Aguiñaga Rodríguez (+52) 55 5264 4061

contacto@opuscomunicación.com.mx

Credits

Direction, Production and Realization Mateo Crossa Niell Opus Social Media

Research Mateo Crossa Niell

Screenplay Mateo Crossa Hugo Alcantara Villafuerte

Photography Gustavo Aguiñaga R.

Editors Nicolás Crossa Niell Miguel Ángel Rosales Arce

Film Mixing and Sound Design

Aureliano Lecca

Still Photography Fred Ramos Gustavo Aguiñaga

Production Designer Miguel Ángel Rosales Arce

Realization New York Aldo Crossa Niell Luciano Crossa Niell Michael Christensen

Transcription, translation and subtitling Ana Lía Sánchez de la Vega B. Ana Ramírez Águila Susan Aguiñaga Lomelí

Resume MATEO CROSSA NIELL He was born in Mexico City on June 14,1986. He has a degree in Social Psychology from the Autonomous Metropolitan University and is currently completing a Master’s Degree in the Graduate Program in Latin American Studies from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His career is characterized by the accompaniment of vulnerable groups and social sectors throughout Latin America, particularly, in Mexico and Central America. He has wide experience in research on human rights and labor issues, which is why he has performed academic field work and collaborated with several institutions and associations that contribute to the political and economic empowerment of civil society. In this journey, he has found in the area of audiovisual production, a fundamental tool to make visible, influence, and contribute to the transformation of the contradictory reality in which many sectors of workers are bound to live in poor conditions. OPUS SOCIAL MEDIA Opus Social Media is a space of collaborative meeting. In it, the will to work and the spirit of service are added to the creativity of a transdisciplinary group that seeks to transcend the value of the human aspect, in the social projects in which it participates. With 5 years working along the democratization of the media, they move with the concern of accompanying construction processes in favor of a more fair, equitable and solidary society through video, photo and design. It complements it’s photographic and audiovisual work with the support and experience of Opus Comunicación Integral S. de R.L. de C.V., producing company with 10 years of existence.

Synopsis: In the harsh world of exploitation in which thousands of workers are subjected to everyday as employees, there are exemplary stories of people walking upstream. This happens in the maquila industry in Honduras, where workers are increasingly finding more reasons to raise their voices for the desire of a dignified job and a decent life. Made in Honduras is the common testimony of women maquila workers that does not only show the dark reality that revolves around these factories, but gathers the voices they found with their organization on the way to transform the situation around them. Made in Honduras, a film about women maquila workers in their struggle, resistance and organization.

Topic: In Honduras, there are 120 thousand workers employed in the maquiladora industry. The precarious working conditions, high levels of labor intensity and chronic violation of human rights at work, have been the main causes for the emergence of several types of trade union organizations and civil associations, that struggle every day to improve working conditions. In this issue, the role of women has been fundamental. Made in Honduras is a documentary film project, whose aim is to make the broad spectrum of women workers' organizations in the maquila visible; demythologizing and proposing the same organization, as an alternative to mitigate the harmful effects for the workers of this form of manufacturing. This documentary pretends to be material that shows a reinterpretación of the subject and sensitize to the importance of the organization. A second objective is to make visible and inform, about these issues to the consumers of products made in a maquila. The documentary consists of two parts: The first part shows the working conditions within the maquiladora factories. Topics such as extensive work days, high production goals, flexible 4 x 4 days, health problems, and anti-unionism of maquila entrepreneurs, are explained. The second part portrays the world of the organization of maquila workers, from its beginnings to the present day. Through certain cases of organization, they make visible strategies, challenges and processes, in defense of the labor rights that belong to them.

Part 1. World of Consumption 1.1. Times Square (New York) 1.2. Clothing Stores

Parte 2. Working world and exploitation 2.1. Globalization and the new international division of labor 2.1.1. Maquila as part of the counterinsurgency. 2.1.2. Caribbean Basin Iniciative 2.1.3. Export Free Zones 2.2. Background (Why do they start working in the maquila?)

2.2.1.Migration 2.2.2. New working districts.

2.3. Work (Present) 2.3.1. Workdays 2.3.1.1. Working hours 2.3.1.2. Production Goals 2.3.1.3. 4*4, 5*2, 4*3, etc., Working days 2.3.1.4. Team work and competition between workers 2.3.2. Harrasment at work 2.3.2.1. Dismissals 2.3.2.2. Pressure for meeting production goals. 2.3.2.3. Age discrimination 2.3.2.4. Machismo 2.3.3. Health

2.3.3.1. Health problems generated by high production goals (physical health, such as musculoskeletal problems; or mental health, such as stress) 2.3.4. Impact on their personal lives

2.3.4.1. Problems with their children 2.3.4.2. Violence against women.

Parte 3. Organization 3.1. Anti-unionism in the maquilas and the fear of workers to organize 3.2. Background of the organization in the maquila 3.3. Organization Today 3.3.1. Change in strategy and the beginning of international complaints

3.3.2. Beginnings of the trade union organizations 3.3.3. Achievements

3.3.4. Difficulties and challenges