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A maquila in Mexico. A maquiladora (Spanish: [makilaˈðoɾa]), or maquila (IPA:), is a word that refers to factories that are largely duty free and tariff-free.These factories take raw materials and assemble, manufacture, or process them and export the finished product.
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The way that the manufacturing outsource option works is that a foreign company essentially hires the maquiladora to manufacture the foreign company's products for them in Mexico (much like in a "contract manufacturing / subcontract" situation) but with an inexpensive Mexican workforce that utilizes the equipment, tooling, and processes of the ...
[1] [2] Mexico was the first Latin American member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), joining in 1994. It is classified as an upper-middle income country by the World Bank [ 3 ] and a newly industrialized country by several analysts.
Pages in category "Manufacturing companies based in Mexico City" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Maquilapolis (from Spanish: Maquiladora, referring to the manufacturing operations in a free trade zone, and Greek: πόλις, meaning city) is a 2006 documentary film by Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre. It filmed in Tijuana, Baja California and focuses on the factories on the U.S.-Mexican border. [1]
The Maquila Decree, established in 1989, lays out the legal requirements for foreign operations in Mexico.As described by the Bancomext Mexican Showroom, an organization to promote foreign investment in Mexico, this program allows foreign companies to build and operate factories in virtually any Mexican location of their choosing.