Maquiladoras
are the low-wage US and other foreign owned factories inside Mexico often
accused of violating labor laws and other human rights.
All About Maquiladoras
A company promoting the maquiladoras as a business model and offering services to implement them.
Border Patrol: Organizing for Justice in Maquiladoras
A look at the organizations looking after the welfare of the maquila workers.
Ethics Of Maquiladoras: A Case Analysis
The facts and concepts of profit vs humanity in the ethical conflict of maquiladoras.
Handbook of Texas Online - Maquiladoras
A look at the history of the maquila model in the US economy.
Maquiladoras 101
An overview look at the business aspects of maquiladoras.
NAFTA has had drastic impact on U.S.-Mexico border cities
A look at how NAFTA has affected the already economically depressed US
towns along the border.
Maquiladoras of Mexico
Over a million Mexican workers are employed at over 3,800 maquiladoras
near the United States-Mexico border. Learn about these factories that
produce for the USA
Nightmare in a City of Dreams
A photojournalist account of life during the epidemic of murders in Ciudad
Juarez.
Overview of the Maquiladora Program
The US Department of Labor introduces the technical and beneficial aspects
of the maquila industry in Mexico.
The Struggle of Women in Maquiladoras
A look at the sexual harassment and various abuses faced by women in the maquiladoras.
Sweatshops By Any Other Name
A look at the human rights and environmental abuses common among the maquiladoras
owned by US Businesses.
The Sweatshops Lens
The latest news and analysis about Sweatshops in the Americas.
Women at Work in Factories
Early in the Industrial Revolution, factories began to hire women. Some resources on women in the factory, industrial conditions, and working women's rights.