ly patriotic, but, where would
             the United States be today if those fifty-six men had not given their lives, their souls, their
             families and ultimately their fortunes to enable the revolution against the British. Admittedly,
             Honduras is fighting Global economics, but any change is for the better (Sweatshop Watch p.2).
             How much adversity is too much to persevere to build a country fit for these maquila workers to
             have their children's children raised in?
             The mountainous country of Honduras is roughly the size of Maryland and has a population
             of 6 million with an annual growth rate of 2.6%. Honduras – a mostly Spanish speaking
             country – is 90% mestizo, a mix of Indian and European, and 10% is a diverse group including:
             European, Arab, African, Asian and Indigenous Indians. The prominent religions are Roman
             Catholic, and a Protestant minority. Unfortunately for the Hondurans, only six years of education
             in compulsory, with an overall 70% attendance rate, sadly only 16% make it to the junior high
             level, and only 78.5% of the country is literate. For the most part it (Honduras) is a democratic
             country with a president and unicameral National congress popularly elected to four year terms.
             The number of congressional seats is determined by the number of votes each party receives
             respectively. The country is divided into eighteen departments each with elected municipal
             officials. (U.S. Dept of State p.1-11) Additionally there are numerous government agencies
             which oversee the maquilas in particular, for example: the Honduras Apparel Manufacturers
             Association (AHM), the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (COHEP), the Honduran
             Ministry of Labor (MoL), and three union confederations: General de Trabajadores (CGT),
             Confederacion de Trabajadores (CTH) and Confederacion Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUTH).
             (The Sweatshop Quandary p.341) With so much bureaucracy w...