Minimum welfare levels of farm workers in the San Quintín and Mexicali valleys, Baja California

Minimum welfare levels of farm workers in the San Quintín and Mexicali valleys, Baja California

Farm workers represent one of the poorest sectors of the population in Mexico, including Baja California. This study compares the welfare levels of a mostly immigrant population of indigenous workers from San Quintín Valley with those of mestizo farm workers from Mexicali Valley. Surveys were conduc...

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Autores principales: Moreno-Mena, JA, Niño-Contreras, LM
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Udgivet: Iniversidad Autónoma de Baja California 2004
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poverty
farm workers
welfare levels
San Quintín Valley
Mexicali Valley
pobreza
trabajadores agrícolas
niveles de bienestar
Valle de San Quintín
Valle de Mexicali
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spelling repositorioinstitucional-20.500.12930-73462023-05-09T14:30:35Z Minimum welfare levels of farm workers in the San Quintín and Mexicali valleys, Baja California Nivel de bienestar de los trabajadores agrícolas en los valles de San Quintín y Mexicali, Baja California Moreno-Mena, JA Niño-Contreras, LM poverty farm workers welfare levels San Quintín Valley Mexicali Valley pobreza trabajadores agrícolas niveles de bienestar Valle de San Quintín Valle de Mexicali Farm workers represent one of the poorest sectors of the population in Mexico, including Baja California. This study compares the welfare levels of a mostly immigrant population of indigenous workers from San Quintín Valley with those of mestizo farm workers from Mexicali Valley. Surveys were conducted between 1997 and 2000 by the Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales of the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California and the Instituto Nacional Indigenista, based on the parameters proposed by the Unsatisfied Basic Needs method to measure poverty level. In general, the comparison did not reveal significant differences in welfare levels between both agricultural valleys, even though the populations compared were not homogeneous (one indigenous and the other mestizo). Both groups of families were found to live in poverty, and approximately one in four in extreme poverty. Nutrition proved to be the most unsatisfied need for both groups, followed by education. Most of the farm workers in both valleys earned minimum wage, or twice the amount, despite the region's high cost of living. Los jornaleros agrícolas representan uno de los sectores de la población con mayor pobreza de México, incluyendo Baja California. El objetivo de este trabajo es hacer una comparación de niveles de bienestar entre una población de trabajadores indígenas del Valle de San Quintín, fundamentalmente inmigrantes, con una población trabajadora del Valle de Mexicali que no tiene esas características. El trabajo es producto de encuestas llevadas a cabo por el Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California y el Instituto Nacional Indigenista entre 1997 y 2000. Para ello se partió de los parámetros que propone el método de medición de pobreza o Necesidades Básicas Insatisfechas (NBI). En la comparación realizada en los dos valles agrícolas, en términos generales no se encontraron grandes diferencias en cuanto a niveles de bienestar, a pesar de que las poblaciones comparadas no fueron homogéneas, siendo una indígena mientras que la otra es mestiza. En los dos grupos de familias se constata que más de la mitad se encuentran en situación de pobreza, y aproximadamente una de cada cuatro en pobreza extrema. Cabe destacar que para los dos tipos de familias de trabajadores la alimentación resultó ser la necesidad más insatisfecha, seguida por la educación. En cuanto al ingreso, se observó que en ambos valles la mayor parte de los trabajadores agrícolas ganaban entre uno y dos salarios mínimos, lo cual contrasta con los altos costos de vida de la región. 2004-03-06 2021-06-03T03:54:59Z 2021-06-03T03:54:59Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article Artículo Arbitrado https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/114 10.7773/cm.v30i11.114 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12930/7346 eng https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/114/93 application/pdf Iniversidad Autónoma de Baja California Ciencias Marinas; Vol. 30 No. 1A (2004); 133-143 Ciencias Marinas; Vol. 30 Núm. 1A (2004); 133-143 2395-9053 0185-3880
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language eng
topic poverty
farm workers
welfare levels
San Quintín Valley
Mexicali Valley
pobreza
trabajadores agrícolas
niveles de bienestar
Valle de San Quintín
Valle de Mexicali
spellingShingle poverty
farm workers
welfare levels
San Quintín Valley
Mexicali Valley
pobreza
trabajadores agrícolas
niveles de bienestar
Valle de San Quintín
Valle de Mexicali
Moreno-Mena, JA
Niño-Contreras, LM
Minimum welfare levels of farm workers in the San Quintín and Mexicali valleys, Baja California
description Farm workers represent one of the poorest sectors of the population in Mexico, including Baja California. This study compares the welfare levels of a mostly immigrant population of indigenous workers from San Quintín Valley with those of mestizo farm workers from Mexicali Valley. Surveys were conducted between 1997 and 2000 by the Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales of the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California and the Instituto Nacional Indigenista, based on the parameters proposed by the Unsatisfied Basic Needs method to measure poverty level. In general, the comparison did not reveal significant differences in welfare levels between both agricultural valleys, even though the populations compared were not homogeneous (one indigenous and the other mestizo). Both groups of families were found to live in poverty, and approximately one in four in extreme poverty. Nutrition proved to be the most unsatisfied need for both groups, followed by education. Most of the farm workers in both valleys earned minimum wage, or twice the amount, despite the region's high cost of living.
format info:eu-repo/semantics/article
author Moreno-Mena, JA
Niño-Contreras, LM
author_facet Moreno-Mena, JA
Niño-Contreras, LM
author_sort Moreno-Mena, JA
title Minimum welfare levels of farm workers in the San Quintín and Mexicali valleys, Baja California
title_short Minimum welfare levels of farm workers in the San Quintín and Mexicali valleys, Baja California
title_full Minimum welfare levels of farm workers in the San Quintín and Mexicali valleys, Baja California
title_fullStr Minimum welfare levels of farm workers in the San Quintín and Mexicali valleys, Baja California
title_full_unstemmed Minimum welfare levels of farm workers in the San Quintín and Mexicali valleys, Baja California
title_sort minimum welfare levels of farm workers in the san quintín and mexicali valleys, baja california
publisher Iniversidad Autónoma de Baja California
publishDate 2004
url https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/114
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