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MEXICO'S ASSEMBLY-FOR-EXPORT FIRMS SEE CUTTING WORKFORCE
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Infolatina
02-23-2001
Mexico's Assembly-For-Export Firms See Cutting Workforce
MEXICO CITY, Feb 23, 2001 (Reforma/Infolatina via COMTEX) -- Mexico's assembly-for-export companies (maquiladoras) during the first quarter of the current year will fire 10,000 to 20,000 workers due to a slump in orders from the United States, National Assembly-For-Export Industry Council (CNIME) President Rolando Gonzalez Barron predicted. According to data from government statistics agency INEGI, it will be the first time employment in the industry has fallen during the first quarter of any year since 1983. The ...
