Maquiladora - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A maquiladora or maquila is a factory that imports materials and equipment on a duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing and then re-exports the assembled product, usually bac...
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The jobs created by the maquiladoras, however, have drawn not only Mexicans with high hopes to the border, but also Americans. While the Mexicans fill low-wage assembly line jobs and live in sprawling slums, Americans take positions in management, design, engineering and shipping and live in new suburbs.
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Over a million Mexican workers are employed at over three thousand maquiladoras, or export assembly plants, near the United States-Mexico border. Learn about these factories that produce goods for the U.S.A. ... Maquiladoras are owned by U.S., Japanese, and European countries and some could be considered "sweatshops"
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What exactly are maquiladoras? What do they produce and do they pay a living wage? Which companies operate on the border? These are just a few of the questions answered in our fact sheet and map. ... Definition of Maquiladoras...
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www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=1528
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Maquiladoras are permitted to bring whatever professional or personnel for positions of trust they need to serve as managers, technicians and in other fields requiring specialization. These foreigners may bring their families with them.
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www.udel.edu/leipzig/texts2/vox128.htm
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NAFTA and Maquiladoras: Is the Growth Connected? William C. Gruben and Sherry L. Kiser ... There is no doubt maquiladoras are an important part of Mexico's international trade picture. Year in and year out, maquila plants are responsible for more than 40 percent of Mexico's exports.
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www.dallasfed.org/research/border/tbe_gruben.html
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Have Mexico’s Maquiladoras Bottomed Out? - Southwest Economy, Issue 1, January/February 2004 ... To understand more than simple generalities about maquiladoras today, two factors deserve attention. First, maquiladoras and their counterparts in other countries are chronically volatile.
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www.dallasfed.org/research/swe/2004/swe0401c.html
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CJM PRESS RELEASE - 10-02-2009 ... WORKERS UNITED ACROSS BORDERS DEMONSTRATE; AGAINST NAFTA AND FREE TRADE; ***; UAW AND TRW WORKERS UNITED IN ONE VOICE!; WE WANT JOBS- ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE!!; NO NAFTA FREE TRADE ... MONDAY OCTOBER 5TH AT 12:00 P.M. AT THE US-CANADA INTERNATONAL AMBASSADOR BRIDGE, AND AT THE...
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www.coalitionforjustice.info/cjm_website/index.html
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Maquila Portal: Information about nafta, manufacturing, industry, shelter, industrial parks, mexico offshore and in-bond mexico, also topics and contents of border cities Tijuana, Cd Juarez, Monterrey, Chihuahua, Matamoros, Guadalajara and more. ... No date for new plant kickoff Coahuila, ... FRONT PAGE NEWS...
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