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16 December, 2002In Marcello Malentacchi's just-published opinion column, he describes the IMF Executive Committee's recent visit to the maquiladoras of northern Mexico.
GENEVA: This Christmas, IMF general secretary Marcello Malentacchi sends seasons greetings from the maquiladoras of Tijuana - where, in one of the richest regions of Mexico, workers, with their weekly wages of about US$50, have difficulty to survive.
Living and working conditions are hard; environmental hazards abound. But it's worse farther south, and naturally the transnational companies in the maquilas know that... and also, of course, that there are no trade unions.
To learn more about the situation there, and what the children would dream of having one Christmas, read the IMF general secretary's latest opinion column on the associated link.