The poor of the world have few choices. Reports in the United States Press say the women who work there barely survive the long hours in the dank, dark factories.
Abuse runs rampant.
And many of these maquilas are owned by the United States. Before you shake your head with disbelief, feel incredible pangs of pity, or just decide to ignore the dealings of the United States in other countries, please read on. Here in the United States, we hear only the tragic stories of abuse and low wages, many of which are true. It is easy to condemn these factories as horrible manipulators of human lives. But the reality of the maquilas is not simply black and white.