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Maquilladora v. Maquiladora discussion: I just came across some material in an article by Michael Newton called "All About the Brutal Murders of Cuidad Juarez" in which he makes the distinction between 'maquiladoras' and 'maquilladoras.' Maquiladoras are assembly plants, while, colloquially, the people who work there are collectively referred to as "maquilladoras" (with two Ls), even though this does literally mean make-up artist in Spanish. Maybe this should be looked into further, but I think it makes sense to create two separate articles for these terms instead of redirecting one to the other.

HI, are sure of the spelling? Is it one L or 2 L's: I have mainly see this word as: maquilladoras

thanks


 * Hello! To get an estimate for which spelling is used more frequently I typed both into Google.com.  "Maquiladora" got 243,000 hits, and "Maquilladora" got 14,500.  So I think one l is correct, but I will create another article with Wikipedia for "Maquilladora" that will redirect to "Maquiladora" so that people will arrive here for sure.  Thanks!  Kurieeto 21:58, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)

This article about maquiladoras is misleading, particularly about the relationship between maquiladoras and NAFTA. As a result of NAFTA, the benefits which the maquiladoras enjoyed prior to 1994 were extended to all Mexican industry, and the maquiladoras' restrictions on export-majority production were made obsolete. Maquiladoras have been phased out as separate category in Mexican industry, although the term still applies to factories that use maquiladora-like production.

In addition, this article blames NAFTA for a number of Mexican ills, including labor union and agricultural decline, immigration, and the Zapatista rebellion. In reality, PRI-controlled labor unions were already a source of frustration, and prior agricultural changes in 1992 are a better place to look for agricultural decline and subsequent migration to Mexican cities and the US border. The Zapatista rebellion was unrelated to NAFTA, which had not had time to make any lasting impact when the rebellion began.

For a good history of maquiladoras prior to 1994, see J. A. Cohen's Jan/Feb 1994 article in Business Mexico, titled "A Case Study of Internalization: The Rise of the Maquiladoras." markclayton4 April 23, 2005.


 * Based on a documentary by Sergio De La Torre and Vicky Funari, titled MAQUILOPOLIS, maquilladoras (with 2 L's) refers to the companies, and maquiladoras (with one L) refers to the workers.


 * ```` whitney

Radical Edit
A brief explanation for my radical trim to this article may be needed, methinks. bearing in mind that Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, articles should, ideally, try to restrict themselves to the central issues of 'who', 'what', 'why', 'when' and 'where'. In my opinion, the explanation of what constitutes a maquiladora was straying a long way from those central points. Although the social effects of maquiladoras, their relationship within the context of NAFTA and other issues may be of interest they should form separate articles to keep the main definition clear.

Speaking as a Mexican citizen and resident, I have only good things to say, from a pro-capitalist perspective, about the maquila phenomenon and would politely ask all members of the Liberal Western Intelligentsia, with their concerns of 'social justice' and 'fair trade', to butt out! Eddie.willers 23:56, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Disculpe. Ud. es mexicana? Ha trabajado en una maquila? Me parece no.

No, but I do study this first-hand. 66.68.222.240 (talk) 13:18, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

I agree with Eddie, what Mexico and Latin America need is investment to create jobs which is better than no investment and all the jobs staying in the developed world. And I am someone who works long hours. Pues yo estoy de acuerdo con Eddie, la que necesitan Mexico y America Latina es la inversion a crear puestos de trabajo y esto es mejor que no tener inversion con todos los puestos de trabajo quedandose en el mundo desarrolllado. Y yo si trabajo largas horas. TV Genius 21:43, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Accuracy question
The Bracero Program ended in 1964, and the Maquila Decree was made in 1989, according to the respective articles. This article mentions lobbying in 1970. It seems unlikely that the end of one program would really be a big factor in the start of another one 25 years later. The claims in this article need to be fact-checked and references supplied. -- Beland 21:21, 13 June 2006

174.135.66.241 (talk) 09:27, 10 May 2015 (UTC) If you read the Bracero Program Article in Wikipedia, especially 45~Gamboa, it will give you all the information you need. The references are correct. Wendy J. Gutierrez, I live in Bakersfield, CA. This is in Kern County, CA, where Cesar Chavez National Monument is located, and where many of his marches happened. The UFW along with Delores Huerta's Foundation still does a lot of work to further and champion the causes of workers.

The RCA Maquila in Juarez was built in the mid to late 60's. So while the official Maquila Decree was not until 1989, the discontinuation of the Bracero Program certainly could have had a tremendous influence on the creation of Maquilas.

"The maquiladoras are the so-called 'twin plants' that arose out of the Border Industrialization Program (BIP), which was created in 1965 following the termination of the Bracero Program. One of the major goals of the program was to provide employment for displaced braceros and others living along the Mexican northern border." Davila, Alberto and Rogelio Sanz. 1990. The effect of maquiladora employment on the monthly flow of Mexican undocumented immigration to the U.S., 1978-1982. International Migration Review 24(1): 96-107.

Zapatista rebellion and NAFTA
The Zapatista rebellion directly opposed NAFTA. The indigenous people chose to begin their rebellion on 1 January 1994 (the same day NAFTA began) to bring the policies of NAFTA to the forefront. Though NAFTA had not begun in Mexico, it is meant to phase out ejidos or communal lands used by the majority of indigenous peasants for subsistence agriculture. The Mexican government has never addressed the needs or proposals of the rebels.

Root word for "Maquiladoras."
I believe that the root word for Maquiladora is the Spanish word for machine; "maquina." Add to that the use of "or" (masculine) "ora" (female) to make a noun/verb into an adjetive. For example "explorar(v)" (in English explore) to "exploradora(adj)" (in English explorer), as in "Dora la exploradora!" Then... should the proper spelling be "Maquinadora?"

Rafael N. Jacomino


 * Found this on the root of Maquiladora - [American Spanish, place where the miller's fee is paid, maquiladora, from Spanish maquila, portion received by the miller in return for milling one's grain, from Old Spanish, from Arabic makīla, measured, measure of capacity, feminine passive participle of kāla, to measure.] Gobonobo 00:56, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

MAQUILADORA PROGRAM The Maquiladora program makes it possible for foreign-owned factories (maquila) sited in Mexico to import components for assembly without customs duties. Such factories use cheap local labor to assemble goods that could be imported, duty free, across the Mexican border and back into the producing country (most often the United States). The combined forces of maquiladora program and NAFTA opened a floodgate of economic globalization in Mexico. Ford, GM, Nissan, IBM, Whirlpool, Kodak and Caterpillar are just a few of the hundreds of major foreign companies operating within Mexico's borders. Reference: Bradshaw, M., White, G.,Dymond, J., & Chacko, E. World regional geography.(2nd Ed). 2007. McGraw-Hill: New York.

Rafael: I have a chemistry degree and have been working in Maquila program businesses in Tijuana since the 1970's. I have never heard of anyone except gringos mistaking Maquilla for Maquila. Also the statement that Mexico's Labor and environmental laws are "fewer" is wrong and irrelevant. Mexico's Labor laws- Codified in the Mexican constitution and further amended in federal statute (See http://www.nationalemploymentlawcouncil.org/nonmember/agenda_PDFs/2013/Basics_of_Mexican_Labor_Law.pdf for a synopsis) - is much stricter than US labor law. Mandatory severance payments and 10% profit sharing for example are required. The Environmental law is also just as strict as US laws on most pollutants, although enforcement could be questioned. MexSurf (talk) 13:57, 6 June 2016 (UTC) JP de Kervor

Just noting here for future use if I ever have time to edit this article: the word maquiladora was used in the late-19th and early-20th century silver industry in Mexico to refer to silver almagamation processing plants (haciendas maquiladoras). The parallel is this: haciendas maquiladoras took in silver ore from outside sources, processed it, and charged only the processing fee. Maquiladora factories take in raw materials from outside sources, process them, and charge only for the "value added" labor costs. Reference: This dictionary of Spanish terms used in the silver industry, from 1908. https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Dictionary_of_Spanish_and_Spanish_Amer/_9EwAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22maquila%22 Potosino (talk) 23:05, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Opening Section Edit & Factual Accuracy
I removed some content in the opening section which was written in the first person and/or already exists later in the article. I also removed the banner for factual accuracy, as I feel it pertained to the section which I modified, however, if it was related to some other portion of the article please indicate which one. Gobonobo 00:56, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Accuracy
I'm going to start editing this article and try and make it less POV (IMHO). My bias is definitely towards foreign investment in emerging markets, so I would appreciate having somebody else who doesn't see things exactly the same way work on this with me. I've already started my chopping and editing. Aburda (talk) 05:05, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I've made a lot of updates, the controversies section still needs to be cleaned up and I'll need to footnote a lot of the stuff I've put in, but enough for tonight. Aburda (talk) 06:52, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

History of the Maquiladora Program
This is a copy-vio. --Jabbi (talk) 17:31, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Popular culture add
What about adding the movie with Jennifer Lopez called "Border Town" to the pop culture section?

Physical Restructuring
Could someone familiar with this topic please verify the "physical restructuring" addition to the Growth and Development section by Ambrose1852? Jlhiowa (talk) 07:06, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Clarifcation on Law and Pregnancy
Is this accurate--any sources? This is because it is against Mexican law to hire a woman that is known to be pregnant as this qualifies her for government medical care. (from the Gender section) --达伟 (talk) 12:48, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Pregnancy tests are administered because if a woman is pregnant when hired she will get medical leave paid for by the Company.

Quote from human rights watch:MexSurf (talk) 00:00, 2 June 2017 (UTC) https://www.hrw.org/news/1996/08/17/mexicos-maquiladoras-abuses-against-women-workers

In response to a letter from Human Rights Watch, the Zenith Corporation noted, "[I]t is common practice among Mexican and maquiladora employers in Matamoros and Reynosa to inquire about pregnancy status as a pre-existing medical condition," and admitted to screening out pregnant women from its applicant pools in order to avoid the costs of company-funded maternity benefits.

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I noticed a piece of odd text
odd text... "This article is based on extensive research on women in Mexico's and Central America's maquiladoras and emphasizes three interconnected issues"

seems like it was lifted from another location... so... plagiarism? ill-selected wording? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Howard from NYC (talk • contribs) 00:34, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Most of the “women” section is lifted from somewhere else
It’s generally important stuff but it is clearly lifted from somewhere cos it keeps referring to “this article” Transient Being (talk) 22:38, 17 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Aye, good catch: that portion was all written by a single student editor, and unfortunately just presents an abstract of an article they read rather than creating a tertiary source. I had to cut most of it out. Remsense  诉  23:06, 17 March 2024 (UTC)