title: [Characteristics of Guatemalan migration of the Soconusco region in the State of Chiapas].
abstract: This paper describes and analyzes the main characteristics identified in seasonal Guatemalan workers who migrate every year to coffee plantations in the Sosonusco region in the state of Chiapas.  Stress is placed on the disadvantageous working and living conditions of said population in their original areas of residence, as a necessary referent for understanding the nature and function of seasonal migratory work as a part of a social sector whose living conditions are marked by poverty.  The data utilized for the analysis were obtained through a survey carried out in the 1986-1987 harvest season, in which 591 migrants working in 13 ejido or privately-owned productive units in the municipalities of Tapachula and Union Juarez were interviewed.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angel Castillo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casillas
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002489:Central America; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006166:Guatemala; D007843:Latin America; D008800:Mexico; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty; D012621:Seasons; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Americas; Central America; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Guatemala; International Migration; Latin America; Mexico; Migrants; Migration; North America; Origin; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Poverty; Seasonal Variation; Socioeconomic Factors