Maquiladora

it embodies in the feminization of labor (Maid in America, Made in L.A., Bread and Roses, Dirt). The maquiladoras labors in the borderlands which are mostly women are a perfect example to illustrate the feminization of poverty that slowly moves to realize the feminization of labors and as the women try to struggle keeping the ends meet, they embody the feminization of survival. The maquiladoras prefer to hire young single woman rather than the unemployed braceros labor because “women supposedly…

Bullshit jobs: Is a concept created by David Graeber in his 2013 article “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” It explains how productive jobs have decreased due to the automation of manufacturing jobs. Many jobs are meaningless and have little other purpose than organising peoples time. It shows the shift from capitalism through the creation of jobs to a point where many of these jobs are now redundant but jobs and the commodification of labour are largely the back bone of capitalism and thus…

market” (Anzaldua 32). The book further details the Mexican government to be “in partnership with such American conglomerates as American motors, IT&T and Du Pont” (Anzaldua 32). These American companies own maquiladoras, which at the time of the novel was “Mexico’s second greatest source of U.S. dollars” (Anzaldua 32). Furthermore, it appears that Mexico’s dependency on the U.S. market has continued into today’s world. The men in the film talk about how there…

over in the United States and the migrants return home. After the fiestas the migrants carry back to the United States memories, myths, rituals and kind goods. Though culture still revolves the same of pucking the fields, attending church, the maquiladoras, tropics,and to go where the weather is accurate to grow. Once migrants return home they are simply addeled on the definition of home, “It occurs to me that we cannot use the herm homeland the way we use…

Internacional union The euro it is not adopted by all the EU nations. There are 19 of the European Union’s member state, which together make up the Euro area. The introduction of the euro wasn’t long ago. In 1999 the euro was a big step in the integration (Ec.eruopa.eu). The EU members’ goal was to improve their economic and internal market with a single currency. They believe a single currency is more efficient and increase price transparency, eliminating currency exchanges costs,…

A major finding in this country report was the following: In recent years Mexico has experienced economic growth and overall quality of life for its citizens has improved but it is still short of being fully developed country. It was also found that the United States and Mexico have increasingly close ties whether it be social politically, or economically. With a Mexican population of about 33.5 million living in the United States (The World Factbook), having knowledge on one’s neighbors and…

In 1992, United States President George H.W. Bush, Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. What many are not familiar with is how Texas border cities with Mexico, particularly the borderland of El Paso, TX, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, saw a significant increase in gender violence after the signing of NAFTA. Since the early 1990’s to the early 2000’s, Ciudad Juárez became the central stage…

According to an article “Misery of the maquiladoras” by Todd Chretien and Jessie Muldoon, Maria 's coworker Carmelina has a similar story to tell. "I 've worked for 35 years in different maquiladora plants--in textiles, electronics, chemicals," she says. "At Sunrise, we 're abused physically and emotionally, and we have no way to resist. Many people have lost fingers…

global economic structure reflects a gender hierarchy where men dominate power positions and decision making both in management and in labor. Women occupy rank and file positions; furthermore, they dominate the labor force in the factories and maquiladoras, while men occupy key positions in the labor movements (Timmons and Hite, 2007). Workers in Mexico or Brazil might not have the same grievance that the workers in Malaysia have. There are great economic disparities in the semiperiphery, and…

Labor. Some of the worst sweatshop conditions occur in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Turkey, Indonesia, and Mexico. Bangladesh and Turkey are infamous for having tremendously unsafe workplaces. Mexico has their own specific type of sweatshop factory called Maquiladoras that are placed near the US/Mexico border by US brands and controlled by US CEOs. These factories employ a large part of the Mexican population but do not pay livable wages and do not treat workers with respect. Factories have been placed…