Maquiladoras

Child labor was very common and popular especially in the late 1800s and early the 1900s even though many people were not aware of the dangers. We can define child labor as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and cause to their physical and mental development. Children are the base of a country but in a developing country child labor is an issue that has yet to disappear. Most of the children remain illiterate because of their poor economic condition and parents do not have enough money to spend on the education of their children, rather they send their children for work so that they could earn some money during their poor economic condition. The objective of my research paper is to raise awareness

Employing Mexicans for such minimal wages implies a peculiar kind of a 20th century imperialism: GM is able to extract enormous profits and to become the world’s largest corporation by super-exploiting labor in a country less well developed and economically influenced by the USA.

This report provides data on Mexico which includes the economy, geography, its society, and government. It also discusses how Mexico’s economy is becoming orientated toward manufacturing. In addition, it shows that the GDP rate is not growing. The report explores the transnational issues facing the country which are international conflicts, refugees and domestically displaced persons, and drug trafficking. This source will contribute to my final project because it provides facts on the measures I am using to determine the development of a country.

Globalization: a process of interaction between the social, economic and political systems of different nations, a process powered by international trade and investment. Some assert that globalization encourages the spread of more “enlightened and egalitarian” Western values and international tolerance, while others believe that this phenomenon harms more than it helps and fosters an uncontrolled and abusive economic environment. There is no shortage of opinions on the matter, though one sure point of fact is that globalization affects all aspects of modern life, including the murky world of gendered violence. Between the signing of NAFTA in 1992 and the middle of 2002, just shy of three hundred blue-collar female factory workers were murdered in the border town of Juarez, Mexico. However, these numbers are simply the tip of the iceberg when compared to the four-hundred-and-fifty additional disappearances during that decade, a grand total that is only increasing with each passing year. In short, these murders eventually sparked international intrigue and distress, forcing the world to take a closer look at some of the uglier consequences of globalization. Essentially, the femicides of Juarez are simply a symptom of a patriarchal society unconcerned with the lives of its workforce, a culture that values products more than the people who produce them: the overlapping timelines of the Juarez

Another dysfunction would be the amount of money that the Maquiladoras make. Yes, they do get paid. Yes, they can buy some essentials such as food for their children, but they still live in poverty. They reside in small shacks with no running water, electricity, or sewage systems. These living conditions increase the risk of health problems which can put them out of work and deeper into

In the literature review the main focus will be on the causes of the violence or abuse as well as the consequences that the victims go through. Among Hispanic women, there are women who are least likely to seek help or treatment after they have suffered abuse (Cho 2012).

We have read and watched a lot of information about the women and the way they are treated in their working area, specifically when we talked about the maquiladoras on the boarder. This week we are presented with another source of information about the maquiladoras and how maquiladora employees live their daily lives. The film, “Maquilapolis” by Vicky Funari and Sergio de la Torre uses a social art practice to contribute to the privileging of subalterns voices. In the film, the filmmakers start by telling the stories of a few women who worked for the maquilas and tell their experience as employees of those big corporations such as Sony, Panasonic, Sanyo, among many others. Some of these women explain how they started working since those maquiladoras opened in the 1960’s and they explain how it was a big deal to work

The citizens of the United States on the border of Mexico viewed the Mexicans as alien in their country (Bardacke, 167). This notion persisted even after the signing of the NAFTA. This is because, the mindset of the people originally viewed the Mexicans as aliens and it was difficult to treat them as equals with the American citizens. This is the same reason as to why Mexicans could only be absorbed in the lowly paying jobs and their pay would be less than what would be paid an American at the same level (Douglas & Pren, 6). The sufferings that the Mexican underwent at the hand of NAFTA and the struggle they underwent to get economic, political and social recognition can be compared to the struggles that Chicana women underwent to acquire recognition. These efforts culminated in the formation of the feminist movement spearheaded by the women of color (Garcia,

On this week’s topic of global violence against women, Elvia R. Arriola authored the peer-reviewed article, “Accountability for Murder in the Mquiladoras: Linking Corporate Indifference to Gender Violence at the U.S. Mexico Border” (2007). Arriola depicts the treatment of girls and women on the Mexican border who are employed in the maquiladora are due to corporations that move over to the Mexican boarders because of the salary which is higher in this area due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Mexico, the United States, and Canada (1993). In fact, the frequency of domestic violence and femicide occurs more frequently regardless of policies and laws. Additionally, the maquiladora murders are a severe indication of Mexico’s

As a major contributor to the global economy, Mexico’s sweatshops have contributed to the United States’ wealth and economic growth. It is the unfortunate truth that many individual workers have suffered as a result of this prosperity. The sweatshops, known as maquiladoras, are in debate because of the ethical and lawful reasoning behind their existence and conditions. How can we, as a First-world nation, allow such industries to exist where people are denied basic and fundamental human rights? What, if any, laws and regulations are put into place for the maquiladoras? Are these laws and regulations hindering, harmful, or helpful? Are they enforced emphatically? If not, how does this affect development? After

way, and then ships them back to the United States – perhaps for more processing. The

Since 1993 the city of Juárez, Mexico has been plagued by femicides, the violent and deliberate killing of women. There is a general consensus that there were at least 442 femicides from 1993 to 2005 in Juárez alone, but this estimate is likely low. It is difficult to obtain an exact number as many states do not have an adequate criminal justice system or a criminal code that includes femicides. Individuals have expressed their horror in various publications: songs, books, testimonies, and in social activism. However, the events are not a global phenomenon because of their location on the United States-Mexico border. A normalization of violence in Latin America allows for the continuation of these femicides. The economic policies between Mexico

The author’s research questions were “How do Mexican midwives define incidences of violence in obstetric settings, and what work does this definition do for women’s health and for midwifery as a profession that stands in contrast to biomedical obstetrics?” (438).

Globalization processes have created new forms of extreme vulnerability that disproportionately impact the welfare of poor women of color living in border cities. As borders have become increasingly permeable and capitalism has transcended national borders, outsourcing labor has become a common practice within transnational corporatism. To meet the demands of the global North, gendered forms of labor have emerged in the global South that have resulted in the exploitation and abuse of poor women of color. The rising levels of violence that poor, border women are subjected is one of the multi-faceted effects of globalization within border cities. The presence of an informal economy, existing forms of patriarchal structure, racial hierarchies, and the militarization of borders all lead to conditions that make female migrant workers across U.S. and Mexican borderlands denationalized citizens. Because of the state’s role in using militarization and policing as forms of social control, migrant women cannot exercise their citizenship and claim control over their own bodies. Although globalization is viewed as a phenomenon that improves the living conditions for all, I argue that it presents complex challenges to women’s claim over their own bodies and contributes to their overall state of rightlessness within borderlands.

By using the case study of Mexico’s maquiladora industry, this short analytical paper will show how the debt crisis of the early 1980s prompted key governing institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to enforce structural adjustment programs on Global South economies. To this end, I will begin with an analysis of the debt crisis and describe how the adjustment programs have encouraged these states to institute export processing zones (EPZs) in an effort to attract foreign investment. Given that these EPZs primarily hire women, it will be shown that gendered labour has ultimately furthered the “globalization project” as states adopt neoliberal policies and begin to participate in the world economy.