tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post345578616795671746..comments2024-03-23T11:16:46.213-05:00Comments on El Salvador Perspectives: A vision of what could beTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-63229957031232500782015-09-25T18:58:53.052-05:002015-09-25T18:58:53.052-05:00Let me rephrase: These private sector intervention...Let me rephrase: These private sector interventions into the gang apparatus are laudable, but not isolated. Policymakers persuaded by pieces like that in the NY Times might be mislead to assume this is Liberty Collegiate Wear is an isolated occurrence. It is not.Observadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441436735047050825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-35903453926016655062015-09-25T18:24:23.744-05:002015-09-25T18:24:23.744-05:00The idea that this is a unique case in the Salvado...The idea that this is a unique case in the Salvadoran garment/textile sector is highly misleading. A number of business owners that run similar operations highlight the hiring of ex-gang affiliates for quite some time. In some cases, general managers may rely on specific organized crime ties among their staff to dissuade extortion, or control other aspects of their labor situation, as it corresponds to the surrounding communities in which the factory or business is situated and interacts with.<br /><br />I agree that this is a heartening story, but the Liberty Collegiate Wear example is by no means unique--or, its unique only in that it garnered attention in the U.S. press. The gang dynamic has so penetrated every aspect of the social and economic apparatus that its going to take more than informal private sector interventions like these that may lack proper oversight on re-insertion, or even the skills necessary to do so effectively without dangering others in the workplace.Observadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441436735047050825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-9312740555388928212015-09-25T18:13:08.576-05:002015-09-25T18:13:08.576-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Observadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441436735047050825noreply@blogger.com