maquiladora

• Sustantivo que designa una planta de ensamblaje ubicada en México, típicamente cerca de la frontera con Estados Unidos, donde se montan piezas importadas para producir artículos terminados que se exportan de vuelta a Estados Unidos.

A noun referring to an assembly plant located in Mexico, typically near the U.S. border, where imported parts are assembled into finished products for export back to the United States.

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   A factory in Mexico, typically located close to the United States border, where imported components are assembled into finished products for export back to the U.S.

   Maquiladora

   • Many automobile companies operate maquiladoras in Tijuana.
   • Workers in maquiladoras assemble electronics for global markets.
   • The maquiladora industry benefits from trade agreements between Mexico and the U.S.
   • She got a job at a maquiladora assembling medical devices.