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The Struggle for Labor Rights on Mexican Maquiladoras María Eugenia de la O Introduction The 1960s, hundreds of foreign assembly factories were established along the Mexico-United States border cities as a result of increasing labor force costs in industrialized nations, and also as an economic strategy of the Mexican government who provided tax incentives, infrastructure and low wages to the new investors. Decades after, in the 1990s, Mexico, Canada and United States signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), consequently thousands of factories -call maquiladoras- be transformed into an important source of foreign investment and jobs to Mexico. Currently there are thousands of maquiladoras in the nation; according to recent
They provide the bulk of Mexico's foreign-exchange earnings” A20. Although the employees are being underpaid the Maquiladoras provide jobs to many Mexicans. Without
Being a neighbor to the maquiladoras industry for a very large portion of my life, never stopped to wonder what was the purpose of the maquiladoras? How do maquiladoras relate to cheap labor and low economic opportunities? Can the pros and cons of the maquiladora industry affect the global economies? Could our health be affected by the maquilas? Also, regarding the placement of these industries- does it affect the infrastructure of our border cities?
In Barbara Ehrenreich’s article, “Your Local News”, her ideas about outsourcing help the reader understand Fareed Zakaria’s thesis that we are living through a power shift called “The Rise of The Rest” by explaining that America is not declining but is helping everyone else rise above. These authors come together to further understanding of the shift of power that has occurred due to outsourcing, putting America in the backseat of progression, but not out of the race. Ehrenreich introduces his ideas by explaining that “in the eighties, US companies began outsourcing the manufacturing of everything from garments to steel…”, but by the nineties, “back office and call center jobs migrated to India” (609). This helps the readers understand Zakaria when he he tells his readers that “for the first time ever, we are witnessing genuinely global growth.”
the same health issues they did before relocation. It feels like the maquiladora industry is a cut on a person’s arm and if you keep on putting a band-Aid on top of it instead of fixing it, at the end of the day the cut is still there. I am against the maquiladora industries. I believe there are more cons than pros for them, it is the modern day slavery with water breaks. Some of the opinions of the women from the “Maquilapolis” documentary resonated with me because it made me think about the type of world we live in, and why I decided to study architecture, in the first place; to make a difference in our environment or to be part of a movement headed in that direction.
actions done against them. Some positive characteristics maquiladoras have are that they have low labor costs, close proximity to U.S. market and distribution centers, practical transportation infrastructure and lastly world-class production facilities. Globalization is a big contributor to this topic, these companies expand all over the world and along with their capital, comes their impact on the environment and health. In the “Pros of Maquiladoras Economic Growth” article talks about the 900,000 job opportunities being created through the maquiladora industry.
Maquiladora provides job for more than 3000 people in Mexico. We would think that it is good for people in Mexico, but it is not. Because the government in Mexico is not strict, people who work there are not treated properly. Their wages are low, some workers work overtime for extra money. However, many workers earn salaries that are unable to fulfill the basic need of life.
The positive effect these factories are that maquiladoras employ over 17% of the population in Mexico who would otherwise be unemployed if these maquiladoras did not exist . The rate of unemployment is lower along the border than it is anywhere else in Mexico and these factories allow women to join the workforce where without these factories they would be housewives or be trafficked . Maquiladoras are leading the country to economic growth and additionally maquiladoras have helped build a network of successful Mexican businessmen who are skilled in managing multi-national companies, allowing them to take charge. Maquiladoras ensure that Mexico will have a firm position in the global economy.
Around 3000 maquiladoras employ about 17 percent of the Mexican workforce. This makes maquiladoras Mexico’s second-largest source of jobs. However, the workers are treated poorly as I’ve stated in my recent arguments. Workers were required to work long hours with a wage that could hardly buy 4 litres of milk.
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was a complex and lengthy process that involved a wide range of strategies and institutions. One of the pivotal rudiments of this process was the establishment of presidios, which were military strongholds used by garrisons of varying sizes to cover and protect Spanish homes and populations from external risks. The presidios were constantly located in remote regions. The garrisons that occupied these strongholds consisted of legionnaires known as dragones de cuera, brave soldiers trained for frontier warfare. Meanwhile, the Spanish carried out different missions to convert the indigenous populations to Christianity, for which they reckoned on religious institutions.
The Europeans and Asians ended up conquering so much of the world because as Jared Diamond said, “those living in temperate climates with indigenous animals that could be domesticated were more likely to develop advanced civilizations.” This allowed for the Europeans and Asians to build larger establishments. The Europeans and Asians also had fertile crescent plants and agriculture. The fact that they had domesticated animals, advanced technology, and developing steel as a use for weaponry. The use of steel for weapons was especially benefiting to the Spanish Conquistadors.
Methods and Sources In this paper, I analyzed and used various scholarly sources as my evidence to help demonstrate how Mexican immigrants have been an important economic group to Los Angeles. My mythological approach to this project has mainly included using academic books and a peer-reviewed journal article to help reinforce my thesis. The books I used were Latino Los Angeles, Steel Barrio, and Latino Metropolis. In these books, the authors have either discussed the patterns of Mexican immigration, how Mexicans have had a huge role in contributing to the Los Angeles economy, and the various types of job sectors Mexicans have worked in.
How could holding a public festival change the course of a nation? Every year, the Romans spent the majority of their days dedicating their lives to commemorate the gods, past leaders, seasons, or important historical events that led up to their current culture. These commemorations came in the form of festivities that would heavily influence the society the Romans lived in. During the period of ancient civilizations, Roman society revolved around festivals, which influenced their customs, art, and religion. Religion:
It will further elaborate on the ongoing debate about what role laws and regulations should take on the growing issue of sweatshops and child labor, and how they can be improved on without disabling the poverty-stricken foreign workers, who may rely on this type of work to support their families. The proceeding essay will take on the cause and effects as well as a few pros and cons of sweatshops in the United States regarding the beginning of sweatshops and the effects on people involved. A few of the main ideas will include contributors that began sweatshops and how it has evolved, why laws and regulations were implemented and if they’re making a difference or not, as well as the pros and cons that come along with the
The study is anchored on the theory about an argue that abortion is an ex postbirth control method that provides sexually active women (at risk of a pregnancy) insurance in the event of an unintended pregnancy. The option to have an abortion of an unintended pregnancy lowers the cost to women of engaging in risky (noncontracepted) sexual activity. As the cost of an abortion increases, due to the enforcement of restrictive abortion laws, the cost of this unintended pregnancy insurance policy increases, which may induce women to alter their risky sexual behavior in ways that reduce the likelihood of an unintended pregnancy. In response to these restrictive abortion laws, women may change their frequency of unprotected sexual
