maquila
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- noun
- /məˈkiːlə/
- Specialized
- In Guatemala, between 1984 and 2000, the number of textile and apparel maquilas increased from 41 maquilas to 784, employing more than 100,000 workers.
- maquila workers
- maquila unions
- maquila sector
Examples
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Yet banana workers, maquila workers, and others persist in demanding representation.
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Nevertheless, political stabilization inched forward in the 1990s, and investment accelerated, especially in agriculture and the maquila sector.
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A related challenge is how Central American unions adjusted to the concerns of maquila women.
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The Chinese have also invested in a number of maquila industries in Mexico, producing television sets and other electronic goods.
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Ministries have helped with contracts and occasionally gained union access for maquila workers.
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In a survey, three out of four maquila workers complained of a lack of organizational rights (UCA 1996).
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Other unions searched for community-based strategies that met the needs of young maquila workers (Forster 1996).
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Maquiladora plants, also known as "maquilas," assemble electronics, automotive parts, clothing, and other products for export to the U.S. (n9)
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Many people in Mexico work in a maquila to assemble products for export.
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The new maquila factory opened in Juarez and created thousands of jobs.
Synonyms
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A large factory where goods are made using machines
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A factory in Mexico near the US border that assembles imported parts for export to the United States
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A company that makes things using machines and workers
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A large building where people make things, like a factory
Surface Forms
Etymology
Maquila comes from Spanish, where it once meant a miller's small share of grain or flour, 'a miller's fee'. So a modern maquila is a place that does work for a fee — often a factory that assembles goods for export.