Collapse of dignity the story of a mining tragedy and the fight against greed and corruption in Mexico
In the early morning hours of February 19, 2006, a sudden blast shook a coal mine in northern Mexico, trapping sixty-five workers in a subterranean tunnel. Napoleón Gómez, head of the fiercely independent union that represented the workers, was appalled by what he found at the scene: labor departm...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dallas, TX :
BenBella Books, Inc
c2013.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431427406719 |
| Sumario: | In the early morning hours of February 19, 2006, a sudden blast shook a coal mine in northern Mexico, trapping sixty-five workers in a subterranean tunnel. Napoleón Gómez, head of the fiercely independent union that represented the workers, was appalled by what he found at the scene: labor department inspectors and the company operating the mine had ignored the egregiously hazardous state of the work site and were failing miserably at a rescue effort. Rather than focusing on saving lives, they were busy downplaying the company's role in the collapse and selling false hope to the families |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (462 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781939529268 |
