Comment On Mexico's 'maquiladora' Labor System Keeps Workers In Poverty

Mexico's 'maquiladora' labor system keeps workers in poverty

Mon, 06/18/2012 - 5:09am — MiamiHerald.com: World

By day, Sergio Martinez labors in a modern air-conditioned factory a few miles from the Texas border, a human cog in the global supply chain that helps build pickups and tractor-trailer cabs. He wears a smart uniform at work.

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