First, I loved this documentary about the maquiladoras, it made me see reality in another perspective, through other eyes. Tijuana was known as city of factories at the time the maquiladoras arrived there. In 1960 the maquiladoras were imported to Mexico and everything that came out exported it to the US. Carmen Duran, who works in nine different maquiladoras, mistreatment, exploitation towards the workers, an example, does not let them go to the bathroom or drink water during the day, among the
The Mexican Maquiladoras As a major contributor to the global economy, Mexico’s sweatshops have contributed to the United States’ wealth and economic growth. It is the unfortunate truth that many individual workers have suffered as a result of this prosperity. The sweatshops, known as maquiladoras, are in debate because of the ethical and lawful reasoning behind their existence and conditions. How can we, as a First-world nation, allow such industries to exist where people are denied basic
MAQUILADORAS AND THE NAFTA'S IMPACT: Introduction In this paper I will discuss the history and practices of the Maquiladora industry. I will discuss its background, its problems, the benefits it offers to United States companies, and the impact the NAFTA has and will have on the industry. In addition, I will make a suggestion on a possible strategy the Maquiladoras can adopt in order to address the challenges brought on by the NAFTA, to ensure it remains a strong force in the future. Background
Introduction In Mexico, Maquiladora is a manufacturing operation, where factories import certain material and equipment on a duty -free and tariff free basis for assembly, processing or Introduction. They are examples of special economic zones as seen in many countries. Maquiladoras are plants which import raw materials, components, machinery, and then re-export, primarily to the United States, paying taxes only on the value added. According to one research on the maquiladoras, “It was found out that
The Struggle of Women in Maquiladoras Over the years, women have been key participants in the work force, labor unions, and strikes. Recently, women have taken part in organizing the labor in the maquiladoras in Mexico. The duty-free assembly plants located on the U.S./Mexican border, known as maquiladoras, have threatened and abused their workers and repeatedly ignored the labor laws. Women have begun to take a stand and fight for their rights as well as for their fellow workers. First
Maquiladoras and the Exploitation of Women's Bodies Works Cited Missing In a changing economic and political climate gender stereotypes in Juárez, Mexico refuse to change. With an increasing number of women forced into the workplace in maquiladoras(1), men's position and women's assumed position in society is being challenged. This changing economic environment in an unchanging cultural environment is part of the reason that young women are disappearing being raped and mutilated before ultimately
between these two nations. Second, I will discuss the Maquiladora Program which encouraged United States corporations to relocate their pl... ... middle of paper ... ...ry and Statistics. http://www.solunet-infomex.com. 3. The Bracero Program. http://www.farmworkers.org/bracerop.html 4. Canas, Jesus & Coronado, Roberto. Maquiladora Industry: Past Present and Future. El Paso Business Frontier. Issue 2. 2002. 5. Maquiladoras: Sweatshops by any Other Name. http://www.globalexchange
The Mental Health Effects of Maquiladora Work on Mexican Women: Sources of Stress and its Consequences “The U.S.-Mexican border es una herida abierta where the Third World grates against the first and bleeds. . .”-- Gloria Anzaldua Introduction Submerged in the impoverished urban border culture which they helped create, the maquiladoras draw young women north from all over Mexico’s interior. The women migrate with hopes of acquiring jobs in the booming foreign-owned factories and are plunged
Under this development, foreign companies could set up plants within 100 miles of the United States/Mexico border. These were known as maquiladoras (Broughton 5). Maytag and other manufacturing companies took advantage of this opportunity for the cheap labor, land, resources and thus ability to be more profitable. Maquiladora employment tripled to 1.3 million in 2001, since 1990 (Broughton 142). Maytag’s plant was called Planta III and required less jobs and less skilled labor
group of Mexican maquiladora workers who work towards creating solutions to the complexities of life in a globalized and polluted city. Each having the opportunity to tell their story and representation. The implications of liberty and freedom say to have implicated neoliberal practices which are proven false through this documentary. These practices encompass open markets, reducing politics interference, and individualism, all of which have been exercised in Mexico’s maquiladoras. Although neoliberalism
With the year of 1984 upon us, we at Ford motor company face a very important decision on our operations in Mexico. They have been profitable for years but are now in trouble with the auto decree of 1983 issued by the Mexican government. This will require a substantial change in the way Ford motor company operates in Mexico. My division, the strategic planning Division of ford, has been asked to develop a recommendations for what they plan will be for staying or leaving in Mexico. Thing that we
The maquiladora can import materials and equipment duty-free, and then export the finished product back to the foreign company. They are concentrated in the Northern part of Mexico near the border with the US. Foreign companies are enticed by maquiladoras because they offer very low wages and costs and thus savings, but maquiladoras come with an array of social problems. Workers in the maquiladoras earn very low wages, almost 40 percent lower than those paid to non-maquiladora laborers.
burst of these maquiladoras(factories) popping up all over in less industrialized countries because it’s cheaper to mass produce these toys/products at a fraction of the price after NAFTA was signed in 1992. In many instances inequality is visible in these young women’s lives from when they begin to work as teenagers in what appears to be a booming industry of the maquiladoras(factories). It also gives an excellent view of the inequality that the women face who work in the maquiladoras (factories)
representation of the maquiladoras in northern Mexico. These maquiladoras are seen as a promise for a better life for themselves and their families. The downside is that the factory jobs in the maquiladoras are dangerous, straining on the body, and overworks the people working there. When the film stated that the Sleep Dealer factories were a dream for the United States because the U.S. gets all of the work and none of the workers it triggered something within me. The maquiladoras have the same goal
dollar an hour, this essay will discuss third world feminism and maquiladoras, whom manufacture a majority of our clothing in extremely cruel conditions that are unsuitable for any human being. Not to mention, the environment in which these people perform in is so atrocious that a pregnancy test is a prerequisite for women before being employed due to the elevated risk of a miscarriage. In the article Discrimination in the Maquiladoras, the woman converges about administering the pregnancy test and
people didn’t have. In order to solve this problem, Mexico and America jointly began the formation of the first maquiladoras. We will determine the effect that maquiladoras have had on the history of Mexico by looking at when and why they were first started and what have been the positive and negative effects of them. First of all, lets define what a maquiladora is. A maquiladora is essentially an assembly plant. Goods are imported into a country for the purpose of exportation. In the case
my clients in order to show my professionalism at the different stages of business, this makes me proud especially when they acknowledge me. At the moment I would like to achieve new goals and establish myself with leading customers within the maquiladora industry, closing sales in the most prominent industrial cities in Mexico. 2. Tell us about yourself? I am a self motivated person, I set my goals and keep track of my progress, I define myself as a person who doesn't procrastinate on her daily
produced in Maquiladoras located in Mexico. These Maquiladoras provide cheap labor for big name companies, which provides inexpensive products for the consumers. In consequence of the cheap labor, the workers and residents that live near these Maquiladoras are negatively impacted everyday. The film Maquilapolis is arguing that the practices of Maquiladoras are unethical and inhumane. The clip 0:26:00-0:29:00 of the film argues that the pollution and waste created from the Maquiladoras come with negative
the fact that all three of the above occurrences are illegal and violate both legal and moral laws, nothing was done by Rosa Lupe in terms of reporting the event to a higher authority (Fuentes 125-126). In addition to the fact that the workers of Maquiladoras felt that they had no voice nor any representation at the management level, the female workers were again falling into the “passive” role that Paz defined as one of the traditional roles for a woman (Paz 81). In the case of Rosa Lupe, she especially
the reality for millions of Mexican workers employed in maquiladoras. Maquiladoras are factories of foreign companies, mostly American, that use Mexican natives to build their products. The problem is many believe work for these improvised people is a good thing. However, the conditions of the factories are dangerous and the many implications of having these foreign factories in Mexico do not benefit the people in the long run. Maquiladoras ignore the well-being of workers proving that they should