maquiladora
noun
ma·qui·la·do·ra
mə-ˌkē-lə-ˈdȯr-ə 
-ˈt͟hȯr-
: a foreign-owned factory in Mexico at which imported parts are assembled by lower-paid workers into products for export
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And to stir civic pride and bring back investment — especially in the maquiladora industry.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022
Exhibits that showcased developments in the maquiladora industry.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022
The company, in business since 1938, says it is positioned to facilitate trade with Tijuana’s growing maquiladora industry.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2021
Many maquiladora companies bused employees to vaccination points.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2021
Normally, more than 400,000 people are employed directly and indirectly through maquiladoras.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 19 Apr. 2020
Workers manufacture car dash covers at a maquiladora owned by the TECMA group in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in 2013.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2020
The vast workforce of more than 250,000 people laboring in the maquiladora factories remained active last week, though furloughs are planned.
—Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2020
For starters, call center jobs pay more than construction or maquiladora work.
—Gustavo Solis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2019
San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022
Exhibits that showcased developments in the maquiladora industry.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022
The company, in business since 1938, says it is positioned to facilitate trade with Tijuana’s growing maquiladora industry.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2021
Many maquiladora companies bused employees to vaccination points.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2021
Normally, more than 400,000 people are employed directly and indirectly through maquiladoras.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 19 Apr. 2020
Workers manufacture car dash covers at a maquiladora owned by the TECMA group in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in 2013.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2020
The vast workforce of more than 250,000 people laboring in the maquiladora factories remained active last week, though furloughs are planned.
—Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2020
For starters, call center jobs pay more than construction or maquiladora work.
—Gustavo Solis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2019
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“Maquiladora.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maquiladora. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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