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Stop Sex Discrimination in Guatemalan Maquilas
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U.S. clothing manufacturers (and two food processing companies) contract with maquilas in Guatemala that discriminate against women on the basis of their reproductive status. Potential female employees are asked invasive questions on applications and in interviews about their pregnancy status, sexual activity, and use of birth control. Some are compelled to prove they are not pregnant before they can be hired. Those who become pregnant once they have been hired are sometimes fired, and often are denied access to their full legal maternity benefits, including access to prenatal health care.
This discrimination violates Guatemalan law. It is also illegal in the United States, and it violates international human rights norms .
Despite the illegality and prevalence of this abuse, the Guatemalan government has not done enough to investigate, remedy, or denounce this form of sex discrimination.
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