La Mujer Obrera is an internationally acclaimed & award winning, 40 year old grassroots organization dedicated to development and advocacy in defense and recognition of Mexican migrant women workers’ heritage, rights and contributions. A private, non-profit 501c3 membership organization, La Mujer Obrera is comprised of low-income people living and working in El Paso, Texas, particularly displaced
women workers and Spanish-speaking community members. Our mission is to improve the economic, social, educational, health and living conditions of low-income Hispanic families, while helping revitalize the former Garment District where many women and their families worked before NAFTA led to the loss of 35,000 jobs, mainly in the manufacturing sector of the economy. Since 1981, displaced garment workers of La Mujer Obrera have steadfastly organized to establish education and workforce training opportunities including a workers’ training center, an apartment complex, and three social purpose businesses: Rayito de Sol Daycare and Learning Center, Café Mayapán, and most recently, Mercado Mayapan, a traditional Mexican market with fresh foods, artisan goods, an active cultural events plaza, and museum. La Mujer Obrera’s community development model is ecological, community-led, and leading to full community empowerment and self-sufficiency. Visit us at 2000 Texas, El Paso, Texas, and/or look for us on YouTube to see the work we have done.
