Maquiladoras And Capitalism

Capitalism has cause exploitation and alienation of worker, particular those in third world countries. The Maquiladoras in Mexico illustrates the negative impacts that capitalism can have on a society. The Maquiladoras in Mexico were produced once the Bracero programs in the United states was discontinued as a way to slow the rate of migration into the U.S as well as solve Mexico’s high unemployment rate (Wise 2003). Although investment in the Maquiladoras have increased Mexico’s economy, it has also caused many more problems. Workers faced problems such as ‘deplorable health and safety conditions, persistent heath problem, deterioration in the surround environment, and a denial of basic rights and the freedom to organize” (Wise 2003, p.

In addition, foreign companies can come to Maquiladoras and produce their export goods and receive wide range of benefits such as being exempts from income and property taxes (Wise, 2003 p.173). Regrettably, when Mexican government tries to make changes, companies threaten to pull their factories in Mexico (Wise 2003). Due to capitalism, government has little control over working condition and wages, which allows the big corporations(capitalist) to exploit their workers(proletariat). As a result of long working hours and the type of work, many workers alienated themselves from the task at work. Through their day, worker move like robots repeating the same task over and over again (movie, Ritzer 161). This is a direct violation of Marx ideas of human nature because capitalism is causing workers to “an often boring and stultifying means of the fulfillment of the only end that really matters in capitalism-earning to survive money” (Rizter