Girls of the Factory: A Year with the Garment Workers of Morocco

by M. Laetitia Cairoli

Book Overview

In Morocco today, the idea of female laborers is generally frowned upon. Yet despite this, many women are beginning to find work in factories.

Laetitia Cairoli spent a year in the ancient city of Fes; Girls of the Factory tells the story of what life is like for working women. Forced to find a factory job herself so that she could speak more intimately with working women, she was able to learn firsthand why they work, what working...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813044413
• ISBN13: 9780813044415
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"