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The Maquiladora Industry

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The maquiladora industry went into Mexico during the 1960's. This industry went into Mexico because the wages paid to workers were low. Therefore, it was cheaper to produce a new product in factories located in Mexico. At the beginning of maquiladoras, women represented 80% of the industry's labor force. They mostly want women laborers because they said that women did the work better due to their small and agile hands. The contamination from the maquiladora industry is directly affecting people's health due to all the chemicals they are exposed to. One of the main problems is the lead that they breathe in everyday. This has caused skin allergies, brain abnormalities and birth defects in some people. Also, being in contact with lead increases
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