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This article contributes to the current discussion about the benefits and drawbacks of export-oriented industrial vocations for women as well as how international labor standards affect these occupations. The goal of this piece is to challenge ideas that portray export-based, industrial occupations as respectable choices for women in Mexico and Central America, as well as to cast doubt on the idea that global labor standards may serve as a substitute for bettering working conditions. This article is based on extensive research on women in Mexico's and Central America's maquiladoras and emphasizes three interconnected issues: the importance of local and regional settings that shape various industrialization trajectories across time, the agency represented by women workers, and the legal tools already set in place in efforts to improve working conditions.