International Labor Rights Forum2020-12-082020-12-082009-01-011055283https://hdl.handle.net/1813/100844This story is part of ILRF's Mothers' Stories series, which highlights a working mother around the world every day before Mother’s Day. Maritza is a sewing machine operator at a Puerto Rican garment factory which produces uniforms under a U.S. Government contract. In her testimony she describes her daily routine and the conditions at work. Her coworkers are trying to form a union and Maritza explains the resistance they are facing from the company.en-USglobalglobalisationglobalizationhumaninternationallaborlabourorganisationorganizationrightsstandardstradeunionworkworkerworkplaceMaritza Vazquez, Puerto Rica Mother: Unsafe workplace, unfair workloads, and resistance to unionizingarticle