ARIZONA DAILY STAR By: Gabriela Rico October 29, 2012 Owners, operators and investors in Sonora's maquiladora industry now have designated meeting space north of the border. (picor.dreamhosters.com)
One of the engines of job growth and foreign investment is the maquila or maquiladora industry — manufacturers who enjoy special tax breaks under NAFTA and produce electronics, parts and supplies for American companies in the automotive, aerospace and defense sectors. (nar.realtor)
And even further away from the maquiladora factories of the Mexico — U.S. border, where unskilled workers struggle to make ends meet producing consumer goods in unsavory working conditions. (canadianbusiness.com)