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Mexico & Nafta - May 2005 (ISSN 1741-444X)
MAQUILADORAS: Slack business
Although the government trumpeted a 7.9% increase in maquiladora jobs in February 2005 compared with February 2004, there are signs that the industry is slowing down again. The biggest sign was the 1% drop in average wages between January 2005 and February 2005.
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