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Tariff-free factory in Latin America
A maquiladora (Spanish: [makilaˈðoɾa]), or maquila (IPA: [maˈkila]) is a factory that is largely duty-free and tariff-free. These factories take raw materials
Maquiladora
Murder of females in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
were attributed to organized crime and drug trafficking activities. Maquiladoras are widely known for their cheap labor and their exploitative conditions
Femicide_in_Ciudad_Juárez
U.S. state
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA has encouraged the formation of maquiladoras on the Texas–Mexico border. Although the state's large size and rough
Texas
Capital city of Baja California, Mexico
expanded throughout the 20th century, owing to the proliferation of maquiladoras in the city, making the economy more interconnected with businesses from
Mexicali
American social anthropologist and academic
West Baltimore and the Shadow of the State. Her monograph on Mexico's maquiladora program, For We Are Sold, I and My People: Women and Industry in Mexico's
Patricia_Fernández-Kelly
City in Tamaulipas, Mexico
promising industrial sectors in Mexico, mainly due to the presence of maquiladoras. In Matamoros, the automotive industry hosts the assembly and accessories
Matamoros,_Tamaulipas
City in Texas, United States
in the 21st century in the metropolitan area. The introduction of the maquiladora economy and the North American Free Trade Association led to an increase
McAllen,_Texas
American crime drama film directed by Gregory Nava
Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long
Bordertown_(2007_film)
Country in Central America
the late 1970s, towns in the north began industrial production through maquiladoras, especially in San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortés. Honduras has extensive
Honduras
benefited from NAFTA: real income in the maquiladora sector has increased by 15.5% since 1994, though the non-maquiladora industry has grown much faster. Contrary
Economy_of_Mexico
City in Chihuahua, Mexico
growing industrial center, which in large part is made up by more than 300 maquiladoras (assembly plants) located in and around the city. According to a 2007
Ciudad_Juárez
factories/maquiladoras in Juarez are U.S. owned. NAFTA helped create 1.2 million jobs in Mexico, and over 25% of those opportunities were in the maquiladoras of
Violence against women in Mexico
Violence_against_women_in_Mexico
zone), free economic zone, free-trade zone, export processing zone and maquiladora. Most commonly a free port is a special customs area or small customs
List_of_free_economic_zones
2000 Mexican drama film
Goldstein. The film follows Ana, a fake Mayan art smuggler, and Aurelia, a maquiladora worker, flee from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua in Northern Mexico and those
Without_a_Trace_(2000_film)
Largest city in Baja California, Mexico
also located here as well as many maquiladoras. This is the borough with the largest number of factories and maquiladoras. Its largest colony is Ciudad Industrial
Tijuana
Subregion of North America
institutions have partly ruined agriculture, favouring the emergence of maquiladoras. This sector accounts for 42 per cent of total exports from El Salvador
Central_America
1995 single by Radiohead
CD1 No. Title Length 1. "High and Dry" 4:17 2. "Planet Telex" 4:18 3. "Maquiladora" 3:27 4. "Planet Telex" (Hexidecimal Mix) 6:44 Total length: 18:46
High_and_Dry_/_Planet_Telex
Strike in Matamoros, Tamaulipas is a strike of tens of thousands of Maquiladora workers that began in January, 2019 and is ongoing. The workers, whose
Matamoros_strike
City in Chihuahua, Mexico
light industries, consumer goods production, and to a smaller extent maquiladoras. The city is served by General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International
Chihuahua_City
Increasing worldwide interdependence
includes the maquiladora industry in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico where poor women make up the majority of the labor force. Women in the maquiladora industry have
Globalization
2006 Mexican film
Maquilapolis (from Spanish: Maquiladora, referring to the manufacturing operations in a free trade zone, and Greek: πόλις, meaning city) is a 2006 documentary
Maquilapolis
Capital and largest city of Honduras
plastics, chemicals, tires, electrical appliances, and farm machinery. Maquiladora duty-free assembly plants have been established in an industrial park
Tegucigalpa
State of Mexico
economy has a strong focus on tariff-free export oriented manufacturing (maquiladora). As of 2005, 284,255 people are employed in the manufacturing sector
Baja_California
Futurama character
his "swarthy Latin charm"), his name a reference to bending in Mexican maquiladoras. Bender is known for being prejudiced against non-robots. For example
Bender_(Futurama)
State of Mexico
growth in all industrial sectors. This region is home to many of the maquiladoras, factories owned by foreign companies but worked by Mexicans, primarily
Tamaulipas
Borough of Tijuana in Baja California, Mexico
neighborhood; and north of La Mesa. Tijuana International Airport, and many maquiladoras are located here. Main shopping centers are the Centro Comercial Otay
Otay_Centenario
State of Mexico
Coahuila's economy has a strong focus on export oriented manufacturing (i.e. maquiladora / INMEX). As of 2005, 221,273 people are employed in the manufacturing
Coahuila
(NAFTA) to overcome the challenges faced by international factories (maquiladoras)) in Mexico resulting from NAFTA article 3. Article 3 states that no
Prosec_Mexico
Facility where goods are industrially made, or processed
many instances on Special Economic Zones in developing countries or on maquiladoras just across the national boundaries of industrialized states. Further
Factory
Maquiladora in Mexico
Fondo_Semillas
City in Texas, United States
under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Due to Matamoros' maquiladora (English: textile factory) boom, Brownsville experienced growth in the
Brownsville,_Texas
City in the Mexican state of Coahuila
population, while the primary sector occupies an almost zero percentage. The maquiladora industry employs almost 10,000 people in the municipality (about 25%
Piedras_Negras,_Coahuila
Metropolitan region in South Texas
the State of Texas. Over the last several decades, the emergence of maquiladoras (factories or fabrication plants) has caused a surge of industrial development
Lower_Rio_Grande_Valley
Murder of women or girls because of their gender
increase foreign investment targeted at manufacturing low-cost garments in maquiladoras. Intimate partner femicide is the most common form of femicide, and high
Femicide
The Border Industrialization Program became known popularly as The Maquiladora Program or shortened to The Maquila Program. Over the years, simple assembly
Manufacturing_in_Mexico
Workplace that has socially unacceptable working conditions
Manhattan, New YorkPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Maquiladora – Tariff-free factory in Latin America Michael H. Belzer – American academic
Sweatshop
Chicana scholar and activist
the Catholic charismatic renewal. Villava's research focused on "the maquiladoras industry on the United States-Mexico border" and its impact on the working
María Guillermina Valdes Villalva
María_Guillermina_Valdes_Villalva
State of Mexico
factories known as maquiladoras were built to export manufactured goods to the United States and Canada. Today, most of the maquiladoras produce electronics
Chihuahua_(state)
Trade bloc in North America (1994–2020)
approximately half the country's dairy farms, still supports supply management. Maquiladoras are Mexican assembly plants that take in imported components and produce
North American Free Trade Agreement
North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement
International border in North America
environmental destruction in the border region resulting from the rise of the maquiladora industries, those who migrated to northern Mexico to work in the industries
Mexico–United_States_border
2008 American film
represents.” In this way, Rivera uses the reality of what Tijuana and the maquiladoras represent for Mexicans and society as a whole to project a dystopian
Sleep_Dealer
the late 1970s, towns in the north began industrial production through maquiladoras, especially in San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortés. Honduras has extensive
Economy_of_Honduras
Comic character
Subsequent efforts involved battles with illicit drug smugglers using maquiladora covers for their activities, a hunt for a serial killer, conflicts with
El_Diablo_(character)
In Reynosa, which in 2015 had nearly 100,000 industrial jobs in the maquiladora (export-oriented factories) sector, Boom, Bust, Exodus offers a ground-level
Boom,_Bust,_Exodus
profile in the second half of the 20th century, as the 1967 US-Mexico maquiladora agreement through which all products manufactured in the border cities
Demographics_of_Mexico
Geographic area where economic activity between and within countries is less regulated
zona franca), "industrial free zones", "investment promotion zones", "maquiladoras", and "special economic zones". Some were previously called "free ports"
Free-trade_zone
State of Mexico
León's economy has a strong focus on export oriented manufacturing (i.e. maquiladora), with manufacturing making up 41.7% of the state's GDP in 2021. Additionally
Nuevo_León
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 1998
areas of Honduras, which affected exports and domestic products. Six maquiladora factories were damaged in the northern portion of the country, and one
Hurricane_Mitch
County in California, United States
south of Interstate 8 on State Route 111. It used in part to service maquiladora factories in nearby Mexicali. Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport is a public
Imperial_County,_California
State of Mexico
However, maquiladoras peaked in 2001, and now many United States companies are moving production facilities to China. The number of maquiladoras has declined
Sonora
Cross-border investment giving a foreign investor lasting control of an enterprise
special economic zones EPZ – export processing zones bonded warehouses maquiladoras investment financial subsidies free land or land subsidies relocation
Foreign_direct_investment
harmful effect on both nation's working classes, and the expansion of maquiladoras in states like Baja California, Chihuahua, and Coahuila. In the 1990s
History_of_Mexican_Americans
jobs than are men. Many women work in maquiladoras, or export-based manufacturing operations. The maquiladora labor force is largely made up of women
Gender_inequality_in_Mexico
State of Mexico
oldest residential areas. In the 1990s, a number of textile mills of the "maquiladora" type were opened in the state. The capital was declared a World Heritage
Campeche
American clothing line brand
Committee for Worker (1998). Cross Border Blues: A Call for Justice for Maquiladora Workers in Tehuacán. National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice
Guess_(company)
Municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche
connected with its small port, which moved 17,000 tonnes of cargo in 2016. A maquiladora operated by Delta Apparel is located in the municipality, and fishing
Seybaplaya_Municipality
City in Sonora, Mexico
due to the influx of industry that has come since the opening of the maquiladora industry through the National Industrialization Program, decades before
Nogales,_Sonora
Annual award for science fiction or fantasy stories
McHugh "Presence" Fantasy & Science Fiction Gregory Frost "Madonna of the Maquiladora" Asimov's Science Fiction 2004 Michael Swanwick* "Legions in Time" Asimov's
Hugo_Award_for_Best_Novelette
Reputation management for countries
direct investments that help the nation brand are US companies building maquiladoras and other European countries having factories in different countries
Nation_branding
City in Sonora, Mexico
large number of manufacturing operations controlled by foreign companies maquiladoras have opened here employing over 11,000 people, producing precision machined
Guaymas
Town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua
area. Though it is on the border Ojinaga has drawn little benefit from maquiladoras. Selkirk has a plant which makes chimney, venting and air distribution
Ojinaga
2025 studio album by Billy Woods
Worlds Are Yours" (featuring Elucid) Shabaka Hutchings DJ Haram 2:44 10. "Maquiladoras" (featuring al.divino) Saint Abdullah Eomac 3:08 11. "A Doll Fulla Pins"
Golliwog_(album)
Industrial zone in Nuevo Laredo, TM, Mexico
Caterpillar, Medline Industries, Smurfit Kappa, Cryptex, Ravisa, PSC Maquiladora, Novamex, Remy International Inc., Cargoquin, and GST Autoleather (which
Oradel_Industrial_Center
Government free trade zone initiative in Jamaica
import materials to the free zone, which is then assembled in Jamaica. Maquiladora, similar duty and tariff-free factories in Latin America. "Jamaica IT
Jamaican_Free_Zones
City in Arizona, United States
Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, are home to one of the largest maquiladora clusters.[citation needed] This enables American manufacturing plants
Nogales,_Arizona
City in Puebla, Mexico
the NAFTA agreement had been signed, Tehuacán saw a flood of textile maquiladoras established in the city and surrounding areas. These textile factories
Tehuacán
Mexican campaigner against femicide
city. Chávez felt the reason was more prosaic: Juárez was home to many maquiladoras, manufacturing assembly plants, often owned by international multinational
Esther_Chávez
of War" OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 Nigel Godrich Radiohead 2017 "Maquiladora" B-side to "Planet Telex" / "High and Dry" (CD1) John Leckie 1995 "Meeting
List of songs recorded by Radiohead
List_of_songs_recorded_by_Radiohead
Community of San Diego in California
California. There is also reverse traffic, both of workers traveling to maquiladoras in Mexico and those purchasing services or seeking entertainment in Tijuana
San_Ysidro,_San_Diego
River that flows from Mexico into the United States
relatively lax environmental regulations on manufacturing plants or maquiladoras, allowed these plants to use the New River as an industrial waste drainage
New River (Mexico–United States)
New_River_(Mexico–United_States)
Settlement in Mexico
the Union of Mexico. The main economic activities in the entity are maquiladora, agriculture, livestock, [aquaculture], and trade. However, the fertile
Ciudad_Obregón
President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006
million people or roughly half of the population able to work. Jobs in maquiladoras decreased by 30% In 2002, Mexico reached a GDP per capita of 9,381 dollars
Presidency_of_Vicente_Fox
1984 Mexican radiation incident
(Achisa), a construction rebar factory in the city of Chihuahua, and the maquiladora Falcón de Juárez, a manufacturer of table bases. It is estimated that
Ciudad Juárez cobalt-60 contamination incident
Ciudad_Juárez_cobalt-60_contamination_incident
Mexican politician (1921–2005)
text, the name appears with an additional letter 'r') is a fictional maquiladora which is mentioned several times in Roberto Bolaño's final novel 2666
Arsenio_Farell
Self-governing Palestinian areas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
from the business community, it had, at that period, failed to set up maquiladoras or industrial parks to exploit cheap Palestinian labor, as had South
Palestinian_enclaves
Leontief paradox Linder hypothesis List of tariffs and trade legislation Maquiladora Mercantilism Merchant bank Money market Most favoured nation (MFN) Nearshoring
Index of international trade articles
Index_of_international_trade_articles
Murders of women
of indigenous women have caused maquiladoras, clothing factories, to spread across Mexican cities. These maquiladoras pay low wages to the workers, and
Femicide_in_Mexico
occupation and wages. Maquiladora employment is one area of debate among scholars of women's export sector employment. Maquiladoras are foreign-owned factories
Gender inequality in El Salvador
Gender_inequality_in_El_Salvador
Environmental injustice that occurs within a racialized context
countries boils down to environmental racism. 1,900 maquiladoras are found near the US-Mexico border. Maquiladoras are companies that are usually owned by foreign
Environmental_racism
2001 single by At the Drive-In
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, of young women who worked in factories called maquiladoras. Cd. Juárez is located just across the U.S.-Mexican border from El Paso
Invalid_Litter_Dept.
1942–1964 migrant worker program
Riots 1963 Chualar bus crash Bracero Monument Bracero Selection Process Maquiladora Mexican Repatriation Operation Wetback Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center
Bracero_Program
Subregion of North America and South America
multi-national textile companies which established large-scale workshops (maquiladoras) to produce clothing for the international market. Many of the shops
Western_Caribbean_zone
Book by Ted Smith
toxic exposures and fighting over it. From the Southwestern US and the Maquiladora region on the Mexico–United States border, to Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand
Challenging_the_Chip
Place in Tamaulipas, Mexico
conveniently located along the Reynosa−Matamoros highway between the booming "Maquiladora" centers in Reynosa and Matamoros. Mexican Federal Highway 2 passes through
Río_Bravo,_Tamaulipas
trade or in maquiladoras. Violence against sex workers in Ciudad Juárez has been connected to similar atrocities committed against maquiladora workers. A
Prostitution_in_Mexico
Polish artist (born 1943)
for InSite 2000. In this public intervention, women working in the "maquiladora" industry of Tijuana, Mexico wore media technology designed to project
Krzysztof_Wodiczko
US record label
Youth The Electric Soft Parade Ryan Ferguson Goldrush Ides of Space Maquiladora Meho Plaza Morning Recordings No Knife Ravens & Chimes Reubens Accomplice
Better_Looking_Records
Metropolitan Area in Mexico
milk-derivates, among others. One of the most important activities is that of the maquiladora (assembly plant) industry of clothing, car parts and electrical components
Comarca_Lagunera
American economist
their affiliates, as well as trade between the United States and Mexican maquiladoras to measure production-sharing trade and its connection with the business
Linda_Tesar
Social movement
Maquiladoras are assembly plants operated by American, Japanese, and other foreign countries, located along the US-Mexico border. The maquiladoras use
Environmental_justice
1995 video by Radiohead
(4:10) "The Bends" (3:56) "My Iron Lung" (5:06) "Prove Yourself" (2:24) "Maquiladora" (3:16) "Vegetable" (3:14) "Fake Plastic Trees" (4:29) "Just" (3:43)
Live_at_the_Astoria
State of Mexico
economy is based on cereal production with only minor industry such as maquiladoras and textiles. There are also handcrafts produced by indigenous groups
Querétaro
City in Nuevo León, Mexico
urbanization was driven in part by the development of assembly plants (‘‘maquiladoras’’) and expanded significantly with the 1994 signing of the North American
Urban water management in Monterrey
Urban_water_management_in_Monterrey
Latino speculative fiction movement
addresses the relationship between Latino workers and technology, from maquiladora labor to virtual work. Works like Lunar Braceros extend historical labor
Latino_Futurism
Stock exchange in Mexico City, Mexico
commercial growth in Mexico mid-century, owing to the rise in the creation of maquiladoras in northern Mexico, as well as the accumulation of capital and the constant
Mexican_Stock_Exchange
Transborder agglomeration of the Californias
have established assembly plants in industrial parks referred to as maquiladoras include Sony, Toyota, Samsung, Kodak, Matsushita/Panasonic, Nabisco,
San_Diego–Tijuana
Trade/labor union which is dominated or influenced by an employer
ensure a smooth transition. Company unions are also prevalent among the maquiladoras in Guatemala. Supporters of independent trade unions contend that company
Company_union
1999 double album by Tori Amos
Other topics covered on the album include unsolved murdered female maquiladora workers in Ciudad Juárez on the US–Mexico border ("Juárez"), hallucinogenic
To_Venus_and_Back
City in the Mexican state of Coahuila
injuring 200 more. Various foreign companies have opened factories, or maquiladoras in Acuña, given its status as being 100% union-free. These include Irvin
Ciudad_Acuña
City in Campeche, Mexico
communications, public administration, public services. There are also various maquiladoras textiles installed in the city, and small and medium-sized enterprises
Campeche_(city)
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