Interviews

The aim of our “Origins and Destinations” map and the interactive dashboards integrated into this digital platform is for them to become reference tools for foundations, organizations, academics, and agricultural laborers who have access to them to find information on migration routes and the living and working conditions of migrant agricultural workers. However, it is important to take into account both the vastness of this topic and the size of the data sample collected.

The results projected by these tools are the outcome of approximately 135 interviews with people in their states of origin, carried out in two stages: between April and August 2022, and then between October and November 2024.

The interviews were conducted as equitably as possible, seeking to reflect the voices of both female and male day laborers, and encompassing different generations, from adolescents to adults and the elderly.

Although those of us who are part of this project know that the sample size and the areas covered offer just a glimpse of the complex reality of domestic migration in Mexico, we hope that it will be useful in providing a well thought-out and informed overview of the conditions under which a segment of the population lives, travels and works; a segment that has been called “essential” in political speeches but that in reality experiences the ravages of inequality, discrimination, exploitation, poverty and violence of many types.