This book investigates the relationship between urban indigenous
workers in Guatemala City and organizations of the Maya Movement in
the post-conflict context. It identifies the key aspects of the
indigenous workers'demands and their participation in Mayan
organizations as well as in Market Labor organizations. If social
movements have no longer connection with the grassroots and
therefore can no longer represent ordinary people, then such
representation and channeling of demands should be done by the
civil society organizations. Thus, the present work starts from the
premise that it may be possible to find a gap between the Mayan
Movement discourse and its bases. The specific demands of urban
indigenous workers may not be included in the objectives of Mayan
organizations. The main argument is that the demands of the
indigenous workers are not related with ethnicity but with their
condition as workers. An analysis of the interviews reveals that
the demands of the indigenous workers are both ethnic and labour,
therefore, the mayan organizations, as a way to promote sustainable
peace, must include both types of demands and encourage inclusive
identities.
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